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An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. But does the web adaptation of this classic game offer a escape, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo is an ancient game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger people deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the cigarette ban across UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite areas where folks like to smoke.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did the players go? Of course they have not given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy big prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet could never replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with no option.