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Much has been stated in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the online variation of this traditional game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an ancient game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to go to the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law throughout United Kingdom.

No longer will players be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where many people enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this ancient game?

The answer is online. People are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.