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An abundance has been stated in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in Britain. Things have become so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for big tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. But will the internet adaptation of this quintessential game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an age old game historically played by the "blue rinse" generation. Although the game of late had seen a recent comeback in popularity with younger members of society opting to visit the bingo halls in place of the clubs on a weekend. All this is about to change with the enforcement of the cigarette ban around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most popular areas where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti smoking law can already be felt in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo halls. Profits have plunged and the business is absolutely struggling for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Of course they haven’t given up on this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players realise that they can enjoy bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still enjoy huge cash rewards. This is a recent anomaly and has happened almost perfectly with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the collective aspect of heading down to the bingo hall, but for a demographic of people the governing edicts have left a lot of bingo enthusiasts with no choice.