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A lot has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the United Kingdom. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However will the net adaptation of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent return in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most popular areas where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this ancient game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the internet will never replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo players with no alternative.