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Much has been written in the papers just a while ago concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a result of the smoking ban in England. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But can the online adaptation of this classic game present a escape, or might it not compare to its real life equivalent?

Bingo is an established game historically enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had seen a recent return in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours rather than the discos on a weekend. All this is about to be destroyed with the introduction of the anti smoking law across England and Wales.

No more will players be able to smoke whilst marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public location will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common places where many people like to smoke.

The results of the smoking ban can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlours. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where have the players gone? Of course they haven’t cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Players realise that they can wager on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on online will never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of men and women the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with little option.