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Much has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue haired" generation. Although the game recently had experienced a recent comeback in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls instead of the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, one of the most favored places where many people like to smoke.

The effects of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already prohibited in the bingo halls. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. People realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, enjoy massive prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the rules have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with little choice.