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Much has been talked in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for massive tax cuts to assist in keeping the industry afloat. But does the internet version of this classic game offer a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they haven’t deserted this classic game?

The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course playing on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a group of players the rules have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no option.