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A lot has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge aid to help keep the industry alive. But does the web version of this classic game provide a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an established game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game lately had undergone a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlors instead of the clubs on a weekend. This is all about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law all over UK.

No longer will players be able to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already banned in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the web. Gamblers know that they can participate in bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on online will never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a number of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.