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An abundance has been stated in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the web version of this quintessential game present a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the cigarette ban throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where people like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the business is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. Players know that they can enjoy bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing online is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left many bingo players with no option.

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