Newspaper Bingo Proves Fruitful
Source: Unlucky For Some

- It seems that by playing bingo in your local daily newspaper can prove to be very fruitful indeed. One lucky lady from South Shields has just scooped a cool cash prize from playing bingo in her local Gazette newspaper.... Mum of two, Yvonne Mason from Talbot Road in South Shields has just won £100 by completing all her numbers on the free bingo game card she found inside her newspaper. ... This lucky win has proved to have been very useful to Yvonne, and here is what she had to say about ... (more of this story)

After the Smoke Cleared, Where Did All the Bingo Players Go?
Source: New York Times

- Banning smoking at charity bingo games may have health benefits, but it is proving harmful to earnings.... In Minnesota, which adopted a statewide ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces in October, revenue from all charity gambling dropped nearly 13 percent in the last quarter of 2007, compared to the same quarter the year before, according to state officials. More than half of the drop — the equivalent of about $100 million annually — was attributed to the new law, they said. ... Charlie ... (more of this story)

State senator drops electronic bingo bill
Source: San Diego Union Tribune

CALIFORNIA - Averting a heavyweight political fight, a prominent Senate Democrat has dropped legislation that would have legalized electronic bingo for charities and nonprofit organizations.... Just days ago, state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, the incoming leader of the Senate, said he planned to push ahead with his legislation despite broad opposition from the state's powerful gaming tribes.
Yesterday, Steinberg reconsidered after concluding that a favorable lower court ruling protects bingo machines that ... (more of this story)

Legislation would allow bigger bingo games, bigger prizes
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat

CALIFORNIA - Church bingo nights potentially could offer high-stakes prizes under legislation that is drawing fire from Indian gaming groups and those concerned about the state's expanding gambling practices.... The Catholic Church and other charities are backing the legislation that would allow players in multiple locations to join the same bingo game through an audio or video link.... Larger numbers of players would make for larger prizes, up to 37 percent of a game's gross receipts. California now ... (more of this story)

The world's Top-10 bingo parlors by seat
Source: Casino City Times

- It's difficult to fathom if you walk the grounds of the majestic Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut today, but what is currently known as one of the world's largest casinos got its start as a modest bingo hall. ... That's right, the 4.7-million square-foot edifice that is home to 344,000 square feet of casino space, began its gambling existence back in 1986 when the late Lim Goh Tong, who founded the only legal casino in Malaysia, opened a bingo hall. ... Six years later the Indian tribe ... (more of this story)

‘Slap In The Face’ For UK Bingo
Source: IGaming

- British land bingo operators have little to celebrate following the release of Chancellor Alistair Darling's Budget last week, which maintains a controversial double taxation regime on an industry already suffering under a public smoking ban.... Operators have complained for some time that they are the only gambling industry to be hit by double taxation in the form of a gaming duty of 15 percent and a value-added tax of 17.5 percent. They argue that bingo is one of the softest forms of gambling ... (more of this story)

Bingo raids seize 300 machines, $175,000
Source: The Huntsville Times

TRIANA, AL - Sheriff's deputies arrested two people and are looking for a third after a late-night raid on two bingo halls here Saturday. ... Triana VFW Charity Bingo on Wall Triana Highway and Triana Charity Bingo, at the Triana Industries facility on Sixth Street, were raided just before 11 p.m. Saturday. Nearly $175,000 in cash and more than 300 electronic bingo machines were seized. ... Bernard Gomez, 49, and Kim Bradley, 36, were taken to the Madison County metro jail on misdemeanor charges of possession ... (more of this story)

Bingo’s Sacred History
Source: Forward

- When it comes to raising money, we have all sorts of sophisticated devices at our disposal: market research, parlor meetings, silent auctions, lavish dinners with celebrated speakers and a “development” staff at the ready. Earlier generations had the Yom Kippur Appeal and bingo.... A board game whose objective was to cover five numbers straight in a horizontal, diagonal or vertical line, at which point the winner would cry out, “Bingo!” and win a few kopeks, bingo came into its own during the ... (more of this story)

Video bingo on chopping block
Source: Annapolis Capital

MARYLAND - Legislative leaders unveiled a bill today to outlaw video bingo terminals that resemble slot machines, including those at the Rod N Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach and several commercial bingo parlors in Anne Arundel County.... With the state's revenue picture still gloomy and a decision on slot machines still to be made, politicians are worried the machines will gobble up the gambling income of Maryland residents and leave the state's cupboard bare. ... "These machines have sprung up ... (more of this story)

The Foxy Bingo Cruise is Back
Source: Unlucky For Some

NETHERLANDS - The Foxy Bingo Cruise is back once again this year for all you Bingo lovers out there! This fantastic Bingo Cruise will be setting sail from Hull on the 10th of March and will then be making its way over to Amsterdam. The Cruise itself will last for two days and once again there will be lots of bingo action taking place for all onboard!... Foxy Bingo have already given away two tickets on their fab Radio show last week and I am sure that there will be lots of ways to win even more of these fantastic ... (more of this story)