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Much has been reported in the press recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the internet variation of this quintessential game provide a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent comeback in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to be reversed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Beginning in the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where people like to smoke.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already not permitted in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not given up on this established game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the net can never replace the communal portion of heading over to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with little alternative.

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