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[ibuddy]

So I was just thinking today after someone said their grandma won some money in bingo......well simple question why is BINGO so different than poker and slot machines? Bingo is gambling, if there were a lot of teenagers and people from the age group 18-35 playing bingo and making Bingo popular I bet you anything they would change the laws about it. So what are the boundaries here? I don't see how there is local places where you can play bingo and not by the casinos.

[psujohn]

Bingo is gambling and illegal in many places. Most of the places that do allow bingo allow charities - usually churches - to run the game as a fund raiser. I've never seen a legal for-profit bingo parlor.

[Kwest4chipz]

I may be way off here, but isn't bingo usually tied to churches or something. If that is the case, the government doesn't wanna go to war with the religions in the country that hold bingo. I think we should make poker a religion....who is on board? We need to select a leader though. And the best strat book will be our bible...

[ibuddy]

psujohn, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:03 AM, said:

Bingo is gambling and illegal in many places. Most of the places that do allow bingo allow charities - usually churches - to run the game as a fund raiser. I've never seen a legal for-profit bingo parlor.

Wow really? There is a bingo place just down the street from me. They are just for bingo too, so they ovbiously make money from it. I want to look into this, because it doesn't make sense to me. I live in Colorado, the gambling laws here suck SOOO BAD. $5 MAX bets....and yet we can have local bingo places lol

[QED]

In general I think Bingo is classified as a lottery which might give it a different legal status?

[ibuddy]

Kwest4chipz, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:05 AM, said:

I may be way off here, but isn't bingo usually tied to churches or something. If that is the case, the government doesn't wanna go to war with the religions in the country that hold bingo. I think we should make poker a religion....who is on board? We need to select a leader though. And the best strat book will be our bible...

but see thats the thing like the local bingo place near me is not near a church at all and its a fairly big place

[milojones]

Bingo is absolutely 100% illegal..in TN where i live now, you cant find a bingo game anywhere as it is considered gambling and against the law.. however.. in NJ where i used to live you could go to one of the local churches any day of the week and find 80 geriatrics dotting bingo cards until they drop as they use the profits for fund raising.edit: to the op..if the bingo parlor near you actually turns a profit id be very surprised.. they probably just use the money to pay for the person calling out the numbers, the cards, the pens, etc.. and to buy prizes that patrons can win.

[ibuddy]

QED, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:08 AM, said:

In general I think Bingo is classified as a lottery which might give it a different legal status?

i think this is pretty interesting, i think there is a loop hole here. if bingo is classified as lottery than how can poker not be? If bingo places are open and they give money to the state than why couldnt u do that with poker and rake pots and keep records and give money to the state. hey in tn u said bingo is illegal, wow thats crazy, do u guys have fairly strict gambling laws there? NL there?

[dna4ever]

milojones, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 2:11 PM, said:

Bingo is absolutely 100% illegal..in TN where i live now, you cant find a bingo game anywhere as it is considered gambling and against the law

you've looked everywhere? hey man let me know if you need an underground bingo fix ... i got you covered B)

[KentuckySlim]

ibuddy, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 3:01 PM, said:

So I was just thinking today after someone said their grandma won some money in bingo......well simple question why is BINGO so different than poker and slot machines? Bingo is gambling, if there were a lot of teenagers and people from the age group 18-35 playing bingo and making Bingo popular I bet you anything they would change the laws about it. So what are the boundaries here? I don't see how there is local places where you can play bingo and not by the casinos.

Duh. Unlike poker, bingo is a skill game, thus not gambling.

[dna4ever]

ibuddy, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 2:13 PM, said:

hey in tn u said bingo is illegal, wow thats crazy, do u guys have fairly strict gambling laws there? NL there?

we just got the lottery a year or two ago.no casinos at alltunica, ceasars indiana, aztar, or metropolis, all at least 3 hour drives (from middle TN nashville which is where i am) are our only casino options

[ibuddy]

dna4ever, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:18 AM, said:

we just got the lottery a year or two ago.no casinos at alltunica, ceasars indiana, aztar, or metropolis, all at least 3 hour drives (from middle TN nashville which is where i am) are our only casino options

wow and I thought Colorado was the worst.......

[Jam-Fly]

I once won 1200 at bingo

[Jam-Fly]

I once won 1200 at bingo

[icemanrulz]

ibuddy, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:08 AM, said:

but see thats the thing like the local bingo place near me is not near a church at all and its a fairly big place

Here in Michigan, bingo halls are not only in churches, but also in large bingo halls.While it is not in a church the bingo halls are also run for charity. Each night a different charity runs the bingo. Some nights it will be a local democratic party other nights a runaway shelter or drug rehab center. the bingo only pays for rental of the building and the worker are volunteers.How do I know....bingo is my wifes addiction.

[Kwest4chipz]

so all we need is a charitable/church poker group and we are good to go!

[HermanKahn]

Kwest4chipz, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 12:38 PM, said:

so all we need is a charitable/church poker group and we are good to go!

FCP DQPB International? http://www.viewbarnyc.com/dqpb.htm

[Kwest4chipz]

HermanKahn, on Monday, April 23rd, 2007, 11:56 AM, said:

FCP DQPB International? http://www.viewbarnyc.com/dqpb.htm

lol

[cubsfan44]

I played pro bingo for years and it really pisses me off that everyone still assumes its gambling. For bingo players like me trust me when I tell u its NOT gambling

[taylorhb0]

I live in North Carolina where gambling (besides the lottery) is illegal, yet there are non-charity/non-church bingo places EVERYWHERE. I never really thought about it until now.