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An abundance has been talked in the papers recently regarding the bingo industry being hit as a result of the cigarette ban in England. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for massive aid to assist in keeping the businesses afloat. But can the web variation of this traditional game present a escape, or will it not compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an ancient game generally played by the "blue haired" generation. In any case the game lately had undergone a recent return in popularity with younger people opting to visit the bingo parlors in place of the clubs on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the enforcement of the smoking ban throughout England and Wales.

Players will no longer be permitted to puff on cigarettes at the same time marking off their numbers. From the summer of ‘07 every public location will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, which are possibly the most favorite places where people like to puff on cigarettes.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already barred in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is absolutely fighting for to stay alive. But where have the players gone? Obviously they have not cast aside this classic game?

The answer is online. Players realize that they can participate in bingo in front of their computer at the same time enjoying a beverage and fag and still have a chance at massive jackpots. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on cigarettes.

Of course gambling on online can never replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo parlour, but for a demographic of men and women the law has left a number of bingo players with little choice.