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An abundance has been written in the press not long ago regarding the bingo industry singing the blues because of the anti smoking law in England. Things have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big aid to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However does the web adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo is an classic game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent comeback in appeal with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law all over Britain.

No more will players be allowed to smoke while marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most popular areas where players like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t forgotten this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers know that they can gamble on bingo from their computer while enjoying a drink and smoke and still enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened just about perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on online could never replace the communal part of going down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo players with little option.