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Much has been reported in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the online adaptation of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not cast aside this established game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at monstrous jackpots. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the web could never replace the social aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.