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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to assist in keeping the industry alive. However does the internet variation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had experienced a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across Britain.

No longer will players be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not deserted this enduring game?

The answer is online. Players know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, enjoy big prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo enthusiasts with little option.