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Much has been reported in the papers recently about the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested big tax breaks to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. However can the online adaptation of this quintessential game offer a salvation, or will it never compare to its land based peer?

Bingo has been an classic game usually played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in acceptance with younger people opting to hit the bingo parlours in place of the bars on a Saturday night. All this is about to be destroyed with the enforcement of the anti cigarette law across England and Wales.

No longer will enthusiasts be able to puff on cigarettes while dabbing numbers. From the summer of ‘07 all public areas will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo halls, which are possibly the most popular places where many people like to smoke.

The results of the cigarette ban can already be observed in Scotland where smoking is already prohibited in the bingo parlours. Numbers have plunged and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not forgotten this familiar game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can bet on bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a drink and cigarette and still have a chance at monstrous cash rewards. This is a recent development and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the internet is unlikely to replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a group of men and women the law has left a lot of bingo players with little choice.