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An abundance has been written in the press just a while ago concerning the bingo industry being hurt because of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax breaks to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online version of this traditional game provide a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an ancient game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had experienced a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.

No more will players be allowed to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.

The results of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlours. Profits have plummeted and the industry is absolutely fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not abandoned this classic game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can play bingo from their computer whilst enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at monstrous prizes. This is a recent development and has happened almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective part of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the law has left many bingo players with little choice.