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Much has been reported in the papers not long ago concerning 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 requested massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However will the web adaptation of this classic game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an enduring game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Friday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where players enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is literally fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not deserted this age old game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and in the end, have a chance at big jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with no alternative.

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