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Much has been stated in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a weekend. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban around UK.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke while marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will not be permitted to allow smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this age old game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beer and fag and still have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the social aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with no option.

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