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Much has been stated in the press recently concerning the bingo industry being hurt as a result of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big tax cuts to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this quintessential game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its real life kin?

Bingo is an established game usually enjoyed by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent return in appeal with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo halls in place of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enacting of the cigarette ban throughout Britain.

Players will no longer be permitted to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public locations will not be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common areas where players enjoy smoking.

The effects of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already illegal in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they have not forgotten this classic game?

The answer is on the web. Players are now realizing that they can play bingo using their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and cigarette and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent anomaly and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the web is unlikely to replace the social part of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left many bingo players with little option.

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