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A lot has been written in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a consequence of the smoking ban in England. Things have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax cuts to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the web adaptation of this classic game offer a reprieve, or might it not compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an classic game generally enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game recently had seen a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlours instead of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to change with the enacting of the smoking ban across England and Wales.

No longer will gamblers be allowed to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most common locations where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The effects of the smoking ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for its life. But where did all the players go? Of course they have not cast aside this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Gamblers realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and fag and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course gambling on on the net could never replace the communal part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the rules have left many bingo players with little option.

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