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An abundance has been talked in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the businesses afloat. But can the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it not compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.

No longer will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular areas where people like to smoke.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this age old game?

The answer is online. Players know that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on online is unlikely to replace the social portion of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the law has left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.