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Much has been written in the press recently concerning the bingo industry singing the blues as a consequence of the anti cigarette law in England. Conditions have grown so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested massive aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. But will the web version of this traditional game provide a lifeline, or will it in no way compare to its land based opposite?

Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game recently had undergone a recent resurgence in popularity with younger members of society opting to go to the bingo parlours in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enacting of the smoking ban all over United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes whilst dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will no longer be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favored areas where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Players have plunged and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for its life. But where have all the players gone? Surely they haven’t cast aside this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can enjoy bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a drink and cigarette and still enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself almost perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course playing on the internet could never replace the communal portion of heading down to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left many bingo players with little option.