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A lot has been talked in the press not long ago concerning the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But does the web version of this quintessential game provide a salvation, or might it not compare to its bricks and mortar opposite?

Bingo has been an classic game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game lately had seen a recent increase in popularity with younger members of society deciding to hit the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban around Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public places will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular places where people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Numbers have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not given up on this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the web is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of going down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left many bingo players with no alternative.

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