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An abundance has been reported in the press not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the net adaptation of this classic game present a escape, or might it never compare to its land based relative?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the enacting of the smoking ban around England and Wales.

No more will players be allowed to smoke while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most favored places where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Of course they have not given up on this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. People know that they can enjoy bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of people the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.

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