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Much has been written in the papers not long ago concerning the bingo industry struggling because of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to help keep the industry afloat. However does the online variation of this traditional game present a salvation, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an familiar game historically played by the "blue haired" generation. However the game recently had witnessed a recent comeback in acceptance with younger people deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a Friday night. This is all about to change with the introduction of the cigarette ban all over England and Wales.

No longer will players be able to smoke whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 all public areas will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored places where folks enjoy smoking.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Surely they have not deserted this established game?

The answer is on the net. Players know that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a drink and cigarette and in the end, enjoy monstrous jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened just about perfectly with the anti cigarette law.

Of course wagering on online is unlikely to replace the social part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of people the law has left a good many bingo players with no alternative.