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Much has been written in the papers not long ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But does the internet adaptation of this quintessential game present a escape, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar relative?

Bingo is an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favorite locations where folks like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t deserted this established game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers realize that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course gambling on on the internet can never replace the collective aspect of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the law has left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.