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An abundance has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. But will the net variation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo has been an established game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had witnessed a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlors rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the smoking ban throughout Britain.

No more will gamblers be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can wager on bingo from their computer while enjoying a beverage and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo hall, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with little alternative.