Minnesota is taking the lead on e-gambling – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota is taking the lead on e-gamblingMinneapolis Star TribuneVendors of the new electronic pulltabs and bingo games already are visiting the Twin Cities, hoping to nab a lucrative contract. Distributors are hawking their services to the state's 1200 nonprofits and charities that hold gambling licenses. and more »
102-year-old from North Shields still playing bingo – ChronicleLive
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102-year-old from North Shields still playing bingoChronicleLiveby Lisa Hutchinson, Evening Chronicle Isabella has been playing the numbers game for more than 60 years and big-hearted bingo boss Rob Garrard said she could play for free when she hit a century. It means the great grandmother hasn't paid a penny to …
Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:00 am – Longview News-Journal
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Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:00 amLongview News-JournalAmerican Legion Post 140, charity bingo, 1:30 pm today, 305 American Legion Blvd., Longview. Information: B. Shivers, (903) 759-0546. VFW Post 4002, Karaoke 6-10 pm, today, 401 Ambassador Row, Longview. Information: (903) 753-2413. and more »
Mecca bingo football tournament raises £4000 for charity – Haringey Independent
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Mecca bingo football tournament raises £4000 for charityHaringey IndependentA Wood Green bingo hall helped to raise £4000 for a cancer charity when its employees played a special football tournament. Fourteen teams from Mecca bingo branches across London and the south east took part last Tuesday, with all the cash raised going … and more »
Ex-official of NE Indiana American Legion post ordered to pay $400K from bingo … – Greenfield Daily Reporter
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Ex-official of NE Indiana American Legion post ordered to pay $400K from bingo …Greenfield Daily ReporterAP FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The former financial officer an American Legion post near Fort Wayne has been ordered to pay $416000 in restitution for his role in the skimming of money from charity bingo games. An Allen County judge [...]
Bingo Company Takes Aim at California Ban – Courthouse News Service
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Bingo Company Takes Aim at California BanCourthouse News ServiceBy NICK MCCANN (CN) – California's ban on remote-controlled bingo machines has hurt the revenues of nonprofit groups that rely on them to provide charity services, a suit against the state's gambling commission says. Bingo Innovations of California …
WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.Lucky Palace President … – WSFA
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WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.Lucky Palace President …WSFAOn the stand last week, Macon County Sheriff David Warren told the court that had he known of Bracy's tax issues, he wouldn't have granted licenses to charities wishing to operate bingo through Lucky Palace. Bracy detailed what he called a complicated … and more »
Charitable Bingo doesn’t always benefit charities – WOAI
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Charitable Bingo doesn't always benefit charitiesWOAISAN ANTONIO – Charitable Bingo is big business in Texas. We're talking more than $700 million made in just one year. This type of gaming is allowed because some of that money is supposed to go to charities. But News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooter Mireya … and more »
Charitable Bingo doesn’t always benefit charities – WOAI
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Charitable Bingo doesn't always benefit charitiesWOAICharitable Bingo is big business in Texas. We're talking more than $700 million made in just one year. This type of gaming is allowed because some of that money is supposed to go to charities. But News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooter Mireya Villarreal uncovered … and more »
Arlington Bingo Halls Fear a Smoking Ban would hurt Charities – 33 KDAF-TV
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Arlington Bingo Halls Fear a Smoking Ban would hurt Charities33 KDAF-TVBingo halls generate money for charity. They're worried if Arlington bans smoking, smokers will take their bingo cash to nearby cities where they can smoke. "It's one of the friendliest bingo places in Arlington. We just love to have the people in," …