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Much has been stated in the papers just a while ago regarding the bingo industry struggling because of the anti smoking law in England. Conditions have grown so poor that in Scotland the Bingo industry has requested huge tax cuts to help keep the industry alive. However does the internet adaptation of this traditional game offer a reprieve, or will it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar kin?

Bingo has been an classic game normally played by the "blue rinse" generation. However the game of late had experienced a recent resurgence in appeal with younger people opting to go to the bingo parlors in place of the bars on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the enforcement of the anti smoking law across UK.

No longer will players be able to smoke at the same time marking numbers. From the summer of 2007 every public place will not be permitted to allow cigarettes in their locations and this includes Bingo parlors, one of the most favored locations where many people enjoy smoking.

The effects of the anti cigarette law can already be felt in Scotland where smoking is already forbidden in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the business is beyond a doubt struggling for to stay alive. But where did all the players go? Surely they have not cast aside this familiar game?

The answer is online. People realize that they can bet on bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a beer and smoke and still have a chance at big prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself just about perfectly with the anti smoking law.

Of course wagering on on the net is unlikely to replace the communal aspect of heading over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of players the governing edicts have left many bingo enthusiasts with no option.