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An abundance has been talked in the press recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to help keep the businesses alive. But can the internet version of this classic game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. In any case the game of late had experienced a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Friday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti cigarette law all over England and Wales.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes while marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 all public areas will not be allowed to permit smoking in their venues and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite locations where many people like to smoke.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt fighting for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t abandoned this enduring game?

The answer is online. Gamblers know that they can bet on bingo using their computer whilst enjoying a cocktail and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective portion of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no alternative.