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An abundance has been talked in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the smoking ban in Britain. Conditions have grown so awful that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But will the internet adaptation of this classic game present a reprieve, or might it in no way compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an ancient game normally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game recently had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger men and women deciding to go to the bingo halls rather than the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the enacting of the anti smoking law across Britain.

No longer will players be able to smoke while marking numbers. Starting in the summer of ‘07 all public places will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already barred in the bingo parlors. Profits have plummeted and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where did all the players go? Obviously they haven’t cast aside this classic game?

The answer is on the internet. People realise that they can play bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, have a chance at huge cash rewards. This is a recent development and has timed itself almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course betting on on the internet could never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no option.

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