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bingoGame of chance played with cards having a grid of numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random. When a number on the card is drawn, the players cover that number (should they have it); the game is won by covering a certain number of squares in a row (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally). Cards are purchased and proceeds are placed into a common “pot”; winning cards are awarded a portion of the pot. Wildly popular in the mid 20th century, bingo has in recent decades suffered a decline in America but has increased in popularity in other parts of the world. The earliest name for bingo—lotto—was recorded in Britain in 1776; the game is sometimes called keno in the U.S. bingo a gambling game, usually played with several people, in which numbers selected at random are called out and the players cover the numbers on their individual cards. The first to cover a given arrangement of numbers is the winner How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Canon Buchner had been known as "The Vicar of Edson" in his early days out West, but he was "often seen calling numbers at bingos in his red Trinity jacket," wrote Trinity Alumni Magazine in its account of the anniversary celebration. In April 2004, Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary told all parishes in his diocese to discontinue such fundraisers as bingos and casinos within 3 to 5 years (National Post, April 14, 2004). Most tribes opened bingos in the '80s, but the state squashed every effort to add Class III games. |
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