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A lot has been talked in the papers recently concerning the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has demanded big aid to assist in keeping the businesses from going bankrupt. But can the web version of this traditional game present a escape, or might it never compare to its bricks and mortar equivalent?

Bingo is an classic game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game recently had seen a recent return in popularity with younger men and women opting to go to the bingo parlors instead of the discos on a weekend. All this is about to get flipped on its head with the introduction of the anti cigarette law across United Kingdom.

No more will gamblers be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. Beginning in the summer of 2007 all public places will no longer be permitted to allow smoking in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most common places where folks enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the anti cigarette law can already be seen in Scotland where cigarettes are already forbidden in the bingo parlours. Players have plummeted and the business is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Of course they have not deserted this established game?

The answer is on the internet. Players are now realizing that they can wager on bingo in front of their computer whilst enjoying a beer and fag and in the end, enjoy huge jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has happened bordering on perfect with the anti smoking law.

Of course betting on online can never replace the collective part of heading down to the bingo parlor, but for a demographic of people the law has left a lot of bingo players with no alternative.