One of the worst crimes a bingo player can commit is that of theft within the game. In Masaryktown, Brooksville an unnamed female was arrested for the heinous crime of cheque forgery in her local Masaryktown bingo hall. When Amanda Thomas strolled into the halls of the Masaryktown Community Centre, she went straight for the cashier with two packs of bingo cards.
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Bingo machines have now been banned across California, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a preliminary injunction that had previously permitted the machines to operate in the state.
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Many players have been deeply saddened to see bingo halls across the country having been reduced to rubble. Continuous development across many towns and cities has seen a number of classic Art Deco buildings that were once cinemas or theatres, and were reinvented as bingo halls in the 1960’s and 1970’s, now demolished to make way for sky-rise apartments and office blocks.
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New Indian bingo game show National Bingo Night on the Colors network has received the country’s highest opening television viewers rating of any debuting celebrity show in the country. Hosted by popular Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, the show received a rating of 5.1 by the TV rating agency TAM Media Research.
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Popular directory and portal Bingostreet has opened nominations for their Online Bingo Site of the Year for 2009, which allows players to choose their favourites from the nominees who make the grade for being the best of the best.
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Leading network, 888 Holdings has purchased popular online bingo site Wink Bingo for a massive £60 million.
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Leading social network giant Facebook has banned online bingo advertising on their popular site, following an amendment to their advertising rules that prohibits potentially harmful or addictive products and services.
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A lucky online bingo player at Bingo Café recently won a whopping £1.3 thousand jackpot after buying four 10p cards. Mojoqueen was playing in the Abbey Room early one Sunday morning, and decided to buy a few cards. Much to her amazement, she realised that she had hit the jackpot in 40 balls or less, resulting in a huge win.
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Lucky Bingo Gringo bingo cruise winner Lanza05 recently returned from her Mexican Cruise, which she won by playing at her favourite site. "We had never been on a cruise before so did not know what to expect. After a tiring journey we were soon put at ease in the marvellous Hyatt Hotel at Long Beach.
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Two online bingo players recently hit a different type of jackpot at their local bingo site recently, as friendship in the chat blossomed into love. The two lovebirds, Catherine Whitehead and Julian Brook, met at Gala Bingo’s online site earlier this year.
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There has been a surge of violence at bingo halls across the country lately, with a number of incidents that have seen players act violently towards other players.
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A bingo game caller at a Gala club has been sentenced to nine months in prison after he was arrested for a bingo scam. Christian Grant, a 29 year old caller from Gateshead, was caught calling numbers that matched the tickets of two of his accomplices, in a scam that resulted in the three fraudsters facing jail time and serious consequences. The group was caught when a Gala player alerted authorities to suspicious number calling he had witnessed, and on investigating the case, the trio went to court where they were found guilty and sentenced.
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It was a feud that tore a family of bingo players apart – with a massive £1 million lawsuit ending in an out of court settlement. While the settlement has lain to rest much concern and conflict, it is unlikely that the lives of the parties involved will ever be quite the same again.
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Bingo Day players don’t have long to enter the Christmas bingo promotions on offer, one of which gives one lucky player the chance to win vouchers amounting to £2500 – ensuring that Christmas presents can be brought early!
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Recent findings by the UK Gambling Commission have shown a sales increase for bingo games online – despite the recession that is still making a dent in many people’s pockets. Yearly sales have increased by 4.9% over 2009, even in today’s current economic climate.
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