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A lot has been talked in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in the UK. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But does the internet version of this quintessential game provide a escape, or will it in no way compare to its real life relative?

Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game recently had undergone a recent increase in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around Britain.

Players will no longer be able to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public locations will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most popular locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the cigarette ban can already be seen in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this familiar game?

The answer is on the internet. Gamblers realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the net will never replace the social aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little option.