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A lot has been stated in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this classic game provide a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an age old game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout United Kingdom.

No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t given up on this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. People are now realizing that they can play bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the collective portion of going over to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.