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Much has been reported in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. However does the internet variation of this classic game present a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an enduring game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored places where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can participate in bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective portion of heading over to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.