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Much has been written in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an enduring game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the smoking ban across Britain.

No more will players be able to smoke while marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Certainly they have not given up on this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cig and still enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the web could never replace the social part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.

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