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An abundance has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However can the online version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an familiar game historically enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the smoking ban across Britain.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite places where people enjoy smoking.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on online will never replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.