We’ve recently been having an in-house debate at Wholesale Bingo Supplies.com about whether or not we should accept orders under a certain amount, say $9.95. On one side are those that say we should accept any size bingo game supplies order. And, on the other side, there are those that wonder whether an order for [...]
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The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved placing a question on the Nov. 4 ballot asking residents for their opinions about allowing a casino to operate in the county. The referendum is non-binding and Tuesday’s board action comes about a month after the Manistee-based Little River Band of Ottawa Indians announced it bought Great [...]
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Stress-Con Industries added 40 to 45 people to its Kalamazoo plant to keep pace with demand for architectural and structural precast concrete for the sound barriers along Interstate 94 and for the parking garage at FireKeepers Casino, going up just east of Exit 104 near Battle Creek. “This project is a four-and-one-half story parking garage [...]
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Who knew bingo was so controversial? In recent months, Sacramento has seen a legal and media battle over charity bingo halls. The California Tribal Business Alliance (CTBA) and the Attorney General have been trying to shut down several charity bingo halls they say aren’t complying with the rules set out for the game in state [...]
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Democrat Richard Cordray leads Republican Mike Crites by almost 2-to-1 in the race for Ohio attorney general, a new poll shows. But the biggest surprise in a Quinnipiac University survey released today was that a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow a casino for southwestern Ohio holds a 15-point lead – despite repeated hammerings of [...]
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The high-flying gambling industry, long thought to be recession-proof, is having its wings clipped, and its woes may say as much about the economy as about the industry. So far this year, a handful of debt-laden casino operators have filed for bankruptcy, and several others have shelved or slowed ambitious expansion plans as financing has [...]
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Bingo equipment isn’t the only thing that you need to think about when you set up your bingo. Things like hall size, lighting, tables and chairs, sales area layout, bingo game area setup, concession area layout and other location considerations all will have an impact on the success of your bingo. Hall Size It’s a [...]
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Catholic churches and charities say they will urge Californians to boycott Indian casinos if tribes don’t step aside and allow nonprofits to launch a new form of bingo that could bring in millions of dollars for struggling social service programs and religious schools. The threat escalates what has been an already nasty political battle in [...]
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Opponents of the Gun Lake Casino filed a motion July 29 in the U.S. Court of Appeals to delay the federal government’s decision to place 147 acres of land into trust for a Native American tribe. Anti-casino group Michigan Gambling Opposition’s motion, called a stay, is crucial to the legal effort to prevent the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish [...]
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What’s next? A bingo player calling 911 to report that their bingo balls don’t produce enough winning numbers? The story begins below: A second Florida man has been arrested on charges of making false 911 calls in as many days. An arrest report says 47-year-old Carlos Gutierrez was at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino [...]
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