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A lot has been reported in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the smoking ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it not compare to its real life opposite?

Bingo is an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo halls instead of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to change with the introduction of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes whilst marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer while enjoying a beer and smoke and in the end, enjoy monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no choice.