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An abundance has been stated in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hit because of the smoking ban in England. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the industry afloat. However does the internet variation of this traditional game present a reprieve, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had seen a recent return in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the clubs on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law around England and Wales.

No more will players be able to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where folks enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on on the web will never replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with no option.