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An abundance has been reported in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry struggling as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded huge tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. However does the internet variation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo has been an age old game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Friday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti smoking law all over United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo halls. Numbers have plunged and the industry is literally struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t forgotten this established game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cig and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.