Big, Bad and All About Bingo!
Indiana Group Charged in Alleged Charity Bingo Scam
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Five people have been charged in connection with a New Haven, Ind., charity bingo game which authorities say illegally paid some $1-million over five years to supposedly volunteer workers, says The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Indiana Gaming Commission investigators allege the suspects skimmed proceeds from bingo games at a New Haven American Legion Post that were intended to go to nonprofit organizations.
Among those charged were the current finance officer of the Legion post and one former finance officer as well as two alleged managers of the games. A lawyer for the post said it has held no bingo events since its charity gaming license expired in July.
Court rejects lawsuit over injury during ‘Bruno’ bingo prank – Chicago Sun-Times
1Court rejects lawsuit over injury during ‘Bruno’ bingo prank – Chicago Sun-Times.
A woman’s lawsuit over injuries she suffered during the making of the 2009 comedy “Bruno” has been rejected by a California appeals court.
Richelle Olson sued “Bruno” star Sacha Baron Cohen and other parties after a confrontation at a bingo parlor. According to the court decision, she argued with Cohen over his comical reading of the bingo numbers and later lost consciousness, hitting her head on the concrete floor.
“Cohen’s verbal exchange with Richelle Olson on stage aided in Cohen’s effort to obtain a reaction … for subsequent use in the film,” and thus was free speech, the court said.
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Riviera opens first bingo room on Strip in four years
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Riviera opens first bingo room on Strip in four years – Business – ReviewJournal.com.
Bingo is back on the Strip! Click the link to read the article about the new Riviera Bingo.
Thieves destroy Blue Devils Bingo building
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The Blue Devils Bingo building was robbed of the ATM which had $5,000 in it. It was robbed around 2:50am on August 10th, 2011. The robbery, which was caught on video, was perpetrated by two males. The following is the press release from the Concord Police Department:
CONCORD (August 10, 2011) – At approximately 3:00AM this morning, two suspects drove a pick up truck through the front glass windows of the Blue Devils Bingo Hall, 4065 Nelson Avenue. The businesses alarm was activated and an on duty security guard called the police department reporting a possible break-in.
Once inside the business the suspects quickly loaded an ATM machine into the back of the pick up truck and fled the scene prior to officers arriving.
At approximately 6:00 AM, officers from the California Highway Patrol located the pick up truck abandoned in a remote area of Alhambra Valley Road. The ATM machine was in the back of the truck and was empty. The pick up truck had been reported stolen locally back in June.
No further information is being released at this time to protect the integrity of the investigation.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Financial Crimes Unit Detective Greg Mahan at (925) 603-5814. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call the Concord Police Department Tip-line at (925) 603-5836.
You can check out Blue Devils bingo at BDbingo.com
Local organizations might lose their game
1When is a raffle not a raffle?
For three Jacksonville organizations, the answer appears to be “when the state says it isn’t.”
AMVETS Post 100, Moose Lodge 865 and American Legion Post 279 were notified by the Illinois Department of Revenue this summer that they must have a bingo license to conduct a game the state considers to be bingo.
Although AMVETS had a raffle license for its weekly events, the state said the group had to get the more expensive bingo license to continue the games, Commander Jim Duncan said.
A complaint may have prompted the change.
“We were using a raffle card which is very similar to a bingo card. It has rows of numbers and a bonus square in the middle,” Duncan said, “but according to the Department of Revenue, no matter what we call the card they considered it bingo and required a $200 annual license.”
The group applied for the proper license and now has it.
The Illinois Department of Revenue enforces charitable gaming laws.
“If we have reason to believe that are not being obeyed, either through a complaint or some other information, we will visit the establishment and if necessary issue citations,” Department of Revenue spokeswoman Susan Hofer said. “There is more public awareness now because of the video games that will go online in the next year or so.”
Duncan said the AMVETS will now have to pay revenue tax on the gross sales of bingo cards and not what the club nets.
The group also has an annual raffle license through the city of Jacksonville.
“We rely on our weekly raffles/bingo to help keep our doors open. We only have about 270 members, so unless they all patronize the club on a regular basis, we need to have raffles/bingo to stay solvent,” Duncan said.
Moose Lodge 865 was also visited by Department of Revenue investigators after receiving a complaint that “illegal bingo” was being played and that the organization was advertising the raffle game as bingo.
“At first, the Department of Revenue investigators determined we were legal but then called us back the next day and said they determined that there basically was no difference between raffle and bingo, and if we wanted to continue we had to get a bingo license, which we did,” Moose Gov. Jim Hill said. “We are just doing bingo now.”
The Moose had conducted raffles, similar to bingo, every Tuesday for the past two years.
Riviera bringing bingo back to the Strip
1Riviera bringing bingo back to the Strip – Business – ReviewJournal.com.
Click the link to read the article about the Riviera bringing bingo back to the Las Vegas Strip.
XXX Bingo Night
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XXX Bingo Night
When: Last Mon at 8:30 pm–2 am. Through Oct 31. Phone: 206-402-4606
The original XXX Bingo Night, formerly at Barca and the Scarlet Tree, is back after an eight-year hiatus! XXXBN is a night of 10 bingo games with XXX prizes (use your imagination). Between games, there are XXX-themed contests, including “Best Fake Orgasm,” a strip-off, “Toss the Ring on the Strap-On,” “Body Twister,” and “Best Oral” (with a banana). Also, special XXX guests: “In the past we brought in fire dancers, mechanical bulls, and special DJs,” event coordinator Rachel “Dirty Bird” Robin says. “It really is good clean naughty fun.” Don’t forget your fishnets.
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West Seattle 4439 35th Ave SW 
(206) 402-4606
Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am, Sat-Sun noon-2 am.
(206) 402-4606Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am, Sat-Sun noon-2 am.