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A lot has been talked in the press just a while ago about the bingo industry struggling as a consequence of the anti smoking law in Britain. Things have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has asked for huge aid to help keep the industry from going bankrupt. However will the net version of this classic game present a salvation, or might it in no way compare to its bricks and mortar peer?

Bingo has been an familiar game usually enjoyed by the "blue haired" generation. For all that the game lately had seen a recent comeback in acceptance with younger members of society deciding to go to the bingo parlours in place of the discos on a Saturday night. This is all about to get flipped on its head with the legislating of the anti smoking law across United Kingdom.

No longer will gamblers be permitted to smoke at the same time dabbing numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public area will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their buildings and this includes Bingo parlours, one of the most common locations where folks like to smoke.

The results of the anti smoking law can already be looked at in Scotland where smoking is already not permitted in the bingo parlors. Players have dropped and the industry is literally fighting for its life. But where have the players gone? Obviously they haven’t given up on this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players are now realizing that they can gamble on bingo in front of their computer while enjoying a beverage and smoke and in the end, have a chance at massive cash rewards. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the ban on smoking.

Of course gambling on online could never replace the collective portion of going down to the bingo parlour, but for a group of men and women the rules have left a lot of bingo players with no option.