Following is an excerpt of an editorial discussing the recent New York Times article about smoking bans and their negative impact on bingo: I grew up playing bingo since my Dad was a bingo caller for the Elks. He was also a Shriner, a Mason, a Lion, and an overall charitable person with organizations that [...]
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A dispute is growing over the decision by the owner of the new Four Winds Casino Resort to withhold revenue-sharing payments from the state and county. The Michigan Gaming Control Board sent a letter this month to state Attorney General Mike Cox, asking him to review the matter and determine a legal course of action [...]
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The New York Times has published another article about the negative effects non-smoking has on charitable bingo. For good or bad,bingo seems to attract smokers. And, when given the choice between a non-smoking charity bingo at the local bingo hall, or bingo with smoking at a casino, players will usually pick the casino. Again, our [...]
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Despite the absence of construction activity at the FireKeepers Casino site east of Battle Creek, project officials say the project is still on target for completion in mid-2009. “There’s no exact date, but I think people will see things moving before June,” said casino spokeswoman Donna Halinski. “We’re optimisitic we’ll have a June 2009 opening [...]
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Okay, this has nothing to do with anything, but I thought it would be interesting to see what was on YouTube regarding “bingo”. Some kind of interesting stuff on bingo from here and there: Above are a couple of personal interest stories on bingo and bingo players. Above,bingo and celebrities in the UK. Finally,from collegehumor.com. [...]
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Patrick Duffy talks about hosting “Bingo America” on GSN.
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Just wanted to give a quick note about the Big Money Bingo website Big Money Bingo for Michigan bingos. The Big Money game is a linked jackpot only available in Michigan (as far as we know). This site lists the current jackpot amount.
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Each state is different, but in Colorado some are blaming the smoking ban for a decline in gaming revenues. For more information, please see Casinos Report Revenue Down After Smoking Ban, 7NEWS, TheDenverChannel.com, April 17, 2008.
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Your bingo should be a source of fun and excitement for your bingo players. Here are 5 quick tips to help you make sure this happens: 1. Treat every player (yes, even the crabby ones) as a valued guest. They will return to your bingo again and again 2. Express concern for player complaints. Treat [...]
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A study commissioned by the Campaign for Smokefree Air claims that a smoking ban in Michigan would not hurt bars and restaurants. What is not mentioned is the affect a smoking ban would have on charitable bingos. Also unclear is whether or not charitable bingos and/or casinos would remain exempt from any such ban. We [...]
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