Archive for June 11th, 2008

Jun
11
2008

Bingo in Education

The game of Bingo has been used as an educational tool for children since the 1800’s. It started in Germany, where Bingo was revised into a
game that would teach young students their multiplication tables, spelling and even history. This for of education has increased tremendously over the following years.
In today’s schools, Bingo is still used […]

Jun
11
2008

Charity Bingo Revenues down after Statewide Smoking Ban is passed

In October 2007, the state of Minnesota passed a statewide ban on smoking that prevented people from smoking in all indoor workplaces. This meant that anyone participating in the charity bingo games would not be allowed to smoke. Since the ban, the state has seen a drop of almost 13 percent in the last quarter […]

Jun
11
2008

Drunk Banned from Pubs in UK but Wins Right to Visit Bingo Hall

Twenty-three year old Michael Dicker was arrested in the city centre Walkabout in Cumbria last month for being drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest. When Dicker became too intoxicated at a local pub he was approached by police officers. Dicker then began to struggle with the police officers when was to be arrested and it […]