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A lot has been talked in the papers not long ago about the bingo industry being hit as a result of the anti smoking law in the UK. Conditions have become so bad that in Scotland the Bingo industry has called for huge tax breaks to assist in keeping the industry from going bankrupt. However can the net adaptation of this traditional game offer a lifeline, or might it in no way compare to its land based kin?

Bingo has been an familiar game generally played by the "blue rinse" generation. For all that the game of late had seen a recent return in popularity with younger members of society deciding to visit the bingo parlours instead of the discos on a Saturday night. All this is about to be reversed with the legislating of the anti cigarette law around United Kingdom.

Players will no longer be allowed to smoke at the same time marking off their numbers. Starting in the summer of 2007 every public place will not be allowed to permit cigarettes in their venues and this includes Bingo parlors, which are possibly the most favorite locations where people enjoy smoking.

The outcome of the smoking ban can already be looked at in Scotland where cigarettes are already banned in the bingo halls. Profits have plummeted and the industry is literally fighting for to stay alive. But where have all the players gone? Obviously they haven’t deserted this enduring game?

The answer is on the net. Players realize that they can participate in bingo from their computer at the same time enjoying a cocktail and smoke and still have a chance at huge prizes. This is a recent phenomenon and has timed itself bordering on perfect with the anti cigarette law.

Of course playing on the net will never replace the social aspect of going over to the bingo parlor, but for a group of players the governing edicts have left a good many bingo enthusiasts with little alternative.