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Much has been talked in the press just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling as a result of the anti cigarette law in the UK. Conditions have become so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax cuts to help keep the businesses from going bankrupt. But does the net variation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo is an age old game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlors rather than the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the legislating of the smoking ban around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to puff on cigarettes while marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlors. Profits have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers are now realizing that they can participate in bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a beer and cigarette and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the collective part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little choice.