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An abundance has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry being hit because of the anti smoking law in the UK. Things have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded massive tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the net adaptation of this classic game provide a lifeline, or might it never compare to its land based equivalent?

Bingo has been an familiar game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent resurgence in acceptance with younger men and women deciding to visit the bingo parlours rather than the clubs on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the cigarette ban all over UK.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most common areas where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already not allowed in the bingo halls. Numbers have dropped and the business is absolutely struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Certainly they haven’t given up on this ancient game?

The answer is online. Gamblers realise that they can bet on bingo from their computer while enjoying a cocktail and smoke and in the end, have a chance at huge jackpots. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course wagering on on the internet is unlikely to replace the communal part of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little option.

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