Last week, we officially kicked off , our retail bingo supplies site. For us, the challenge of starting a retail site has been, and continues to be, an eye-opening experience. However, it has been an enjoyable one. We’re not there yet, though. If you look at the site, .WholesaleBingoSupplies.com, we obviously need to make cosmetic [...]
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More analysis of the Michigan tribal casino situation: The Gun Lake Tribe’s compact may be a model for agreements to be renegotiated in the next four to five years, according to James Hill, professor at Central Michigan University. The compact is different from earlier agreements in three major ways. The tribe agreed to share revenue [...]
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Having been in the bingo industry for awhile, we understand that bingo paper can be complicated to order. Different areas have different ways to describe bingo cards. So, we have provided a brief overview (below) to help you with your paper orders: “The Cut”All bingo paper is cut into various shapes and sizes depending on [...]
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We’ve heard rumblings for many months that bingo paper manufacturers were preparing to increase paper prices substantially. Well, that day is finally here. A couple of the largest bingo paper manufacturers have already raised prices, but today, we received notice that the last major holdout American Games, inc will be increasing paper prices in the [...]
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Apparently, “Bingo America” the bingo-themed gameshow on GSN is a hit. Overwhelming demand for bingo cards shut down their website, and forced the show to issue apologies. They hope to have everything corrected shortly. For more information please see Carrie Grosvenor, Bingo America Premieres and Wipes Out GSN Website Carrie’s Game Shows Blog, April 1, [...]
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We don’t usually see a lot of write-ups for the Michigan Lottery’s Big Money Bingo game and its winners, but I ran across one today and wanted to share it here. WYANDOTTE — Bingo usually is seen as a small-stakes game. Not that a jackpot of $1,000 or more wouldn’t put a smile on anyone’s [...]
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Bingo is an exciting and fun way to award prizes at corporate and team building events. It takes little effort and creates an exciting atmosphere. How Do You Do It?Simply hand out bingo cards to your staff and call numbers from an old-school bingo cage. As each number is called, your staff will mark them [...]
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LANSING – Political candidates searching for innovative ways to raise campaign funds may soon be crying “BINGO!” Legislation introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, would change charitable gaming rules to allow political parties to run bingos to raise money for candidates. Under current rules, parties can run bingos, but can use the proceeds only [...]
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