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Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet variation of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an ancient game usually played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and cig and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the social portion of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the rules have left a good many bingo players with no option.