Bingo hall closure a blow to charities

With news the Fort Frances Bingo Hall will be closing its doors Dec. 31, the charitable groups which have been running fundraiser bingos there for years will suffer if an alternative cant be found.

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Wed, December 20th, 2006

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Interesting gambling information:

  • Horse racing is the best known and widespread parimutuel betting event. Horse racing is the only form of partimutuel wagering legal in California.
  • Lotteries, along with their close derivative bingo, are the most popular kinds of gambling. The popularity of lottery games is not limited to state-run lotteries. Indian tribes run lotteries and illegal lotteries still exist.
  • The major differences between regular poker and video poker is that you are playing against a machine rather than real people, and your goal is to achieve particular hands rather than beat opponents hands.
  • Riverboat casinos were first legalized in Iowa, then Illinois, followed closely by Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.