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After mixed results in court battles to keep operating casino-style machines, California charitable bingo parlors are seeking financial relief in the Legislature and from tribal gambling funds. But casino tribes protest reinstating a $5 million account originally created to compensate charities for the anticipated loss of bingo machines. Charity groups argue that losing electronic bingo [...]
County Commission Chairman Lynn Sasser said Friday the county must find new revenue somewhere, and bingo might have been the answer. Asked if the county had considered electronic bingo as a means of possible revenue, Sasser said it is not an option now. “We had it in mind with that 565 amendment and we were [...]
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One of the most popular charitable gaming products used at bingos and/or clubs is the pulltab or charity ticket. Many people unfamiliar with bingo have no idea what a pulltab and have no idea what they look like. Basically, they’re a type of lottery ticket where players peel open windows to reveal the prize rather [...]
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With a smoking ban likely looming over Michigan bingos, bingo managers, bingo supplies providers, and hall owners need to be prepared to take steps to keep the smokers in their crowd coming back. If your bingo is about to become smoke free, don’t sit back and wait for it to happen. Be proactive and begin [...]
Bingo managers frequently struggle with getting and keeping good bingo workers. As a result, their bingos can often be strained as new workers make mistakes while learning the ropes, causing bingo players to grumble and become unhappy. Happy, knowledgeable workers can be a bingo’s biggest asset. They treat their players well, are helpful with explaining [...]
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In today’s competitive bingo environment, it is more important than ever for your bingo to open to changing up some of your current games or bringing in new games. If your bingo faces intense competition from other bingos, you may need the ability to quickly modify your game or you could be left behind. One [...]
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Wholesalebingosupplies.com, our online bingo supplies and bingo equipment store should be up and running in the near future. We will carry everything from bingo paper to bingo ink to bingo bags to the smaller novelty bingo items. It will feature a wide selection of bingo daubers from all of the major manufacturers, as well as, [...]
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Every month, more and more of our bingo customers are signing up for and enjoying the benefits of electronic bingo. For those of you who don’t know (and that number is dwindling every day), electronic bingo allows bingo players to play bingo cards electronically. Players have cards loaded into handheld units similar to large calculators [...]
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Hello and welcome to the Wholesale Bingo Supplies Blog focusing on bingo products and the charitable gaming industry. In this blog, we will primarily discuss news and opinions regarding the bingo and charitable gaming industry. However, I’m sure we’ll venture off-topic on occasion as well. While coverage will focus heavily on the Michigan market(our home [...]