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A lot has been stated in the press recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the net variation of this traditional game offer a escape, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent increase in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo halls rather than the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit smoking in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite areas where many people like to smoke.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this classic game?

The answer is online. Gamblers are now realizing that they can bet on bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, enjoy huge prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on on the net is unlikely to replace the social part of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.

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