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Much has been reported in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in the United Kingdom. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the internet adaptation of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo is an enduring game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the discos on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the introduction of the anti smoking law around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for its life. But where did the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this age old game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and still enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left many bingo players with little choice.