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An abundance has been talked in the papers just a while ago about the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the online version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or might it not compare to its land based relative?

Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in appeal with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban across Britain.

No longer will players be permitted to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the business is literally struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this classic game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the communal portion of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no choice.