Senior Citizens Bingo

Every Friday morning senior citizens get together at the Cobb Recreational Center at 10am. They play bingo and win small prizes. There is a lunch after the Bingo, then there is a break, then there is more Bingo.

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Fri, May 16th, 2008

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  • 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.
  • Bingo as we know it today is a form of lottery and is a direct descendant of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia - the Italian National Lottery organized in 1530.
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  • In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.