Around town, the twirl of the bingo cage might soon be replaced by the pull of a slot machine lever.
The bingo hall at the city’s AMVETS Brian Simpson Post 692 has increasingly become more silent, as those who joyously yell “bingo!” when they have a winning card have left the game for higher-stakes gambling at Anderson’s new Hoosier Park Casino.
Since the casino opened in June, Post 692 has seen a decrease in bingo players, from about 250-260 players a night to 130-180, leaving the post’s operations and charity work, funded by bingo and pull-tabs, floundering for more money.
For the complete story, please see Aleasha Sandley BINGO: Some blame casino for losses, The Herald Bulletin.com, September 15, 2008.
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