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A lot has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hurt because of the cigarette ban in the United Kingdom. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game present a salvation, or might it never compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an age old game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game lately had witnessed a recent return in acceptance with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.

No longer will enthusiasts be permitted to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the industry is literally struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cig and still enjoy massive cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course betting on on the internet can never replace the collective part of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo players with little choice.