Bingo Dauber Gift Sets Now Available for Christmas

Bingo Christmas Gift Sets

The holiday season is approaching, and what better gift to give your favorite bingo player than bingo daubers? Not just any bingo daubers, mind you, but bingo daubers with the classic feeling of the season. And Wholesale Bingo Supplies has just what you need.

We have two beautiful gift sets that you simply can’t pass up. One, wrapped up festively in a box with a red bow, comes with three bingo daubers that will have your sweet tooth tingling. Christmas cookies, gingerbread men and the season’s favorite candies—who doesn’t love candy canes?—all cover this delicious looking Christmas Dauber 3-Pack, a must-have to put under your favorite Bingo player’s tree.

Another great find, wrapped beautifully in a silver box with holly and berries, are the classics of Christmas that you just have to have every year. These traditional portrayals of Santa Claus, a snowman and a Christmas tree bring nostalgic memories of yesteryear, and they all come together in the Classic Christmas Bingo Dauber 3-Pack.

Each of these beautifully put together gift sets are only $4.95, almost nothing at all for that warm and loving smile your favorite bingo player will give you on Christmas day. But be sure to check out our Holiday Bingo Daubers, where we have even more holiday cheer to spread. Merry Christmas!

What's Going On With the Ohio Casinos?

So, what's going on with the Ohio casinos? As you probably recall, last month the voters in Ohio approved legislation allowing for the creation of 4 casinos. Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus are targeted for these new gaming establishments.

Here's an article about tightening some loopholes in the legislation. One bill wants to allow for background checks among casino owners and another is aiming to limit political donations. Please see Editorial: Casino maintenance begins for further information.

And, here's another article describing how Governor Strickland is pushing for more local control of the casinos. Casinos have introduced legislation exempting them from local zoning and land restrictions, and it looks like their may need to be some negotiations in the near future. For more information, please see Governor is cities' ace in hole.

Las Vegas CityCenter Nears Completion

If you've been to the Las Vegas in the last few years, you've probably seen the enormous construction going on next door to the Bellagio. The massive project dubbed "CityCenter" is an attempt to revolutionize the Strip. Billed as a hotel, living, dining, shopping, and entertainment complex, it's a big gamble.

At a cost estimated to be $8.5 billion, it was a monumental undertaking from the beginning. Add to that the suffering economy, the credit crunch, and the housing collapse, which has resulted in a drop in visitors to the gambling paradise, and you can see that the timing for this project couldn't have been worse.

Still, the CityCenter will no doubt be impressive. It's City within a City is filled with artistic touches and state-of-the-art technology to gives its guests and visitors an unparalleled experience. Will the concept of CityCenter deliver a profitable model for its ownership? Time will tell.

CityCenter is scheduled to begin a phased opening beginning December 1 with the Vrada Resort/Condo. For more information, please see Las Vegas' new CityCenter a big gamble, prepares to open.

Michigan Gaming Briefs

Potawatomi and Athens Reach Agreement

The Athens Village Council (Athens, Michigan) and the Potawatomi Tribe (FireKeepers Casino) have have finalized a contract regarding police coverage in Athens. As a result, Potawatami police coverage will increase in that area. Expect some changes to occur in this agreement over time.

For more information, please see Athens-tribe police contract finalized.


Odawa Casino GM Resigns

Odawa Casino (Petoskey, Michigan) GM Sean Barnard has submitted his resignation to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Odawa Casino) and will be stepping down from his post on December 4, 2009. No specific reason was given.

For more information, please see Casino GM Resigns

Both FireKeepers and Odawa Casino offer bingo on multiple days of the week.

Bingo Gifts for the Holidays

Some Bingo Gift suggestions as Christmas draws near:

As Christmas and other holidays approach many bingo players enjoy giving and receiving gifts related to bingo. Some of the bingo novelty itemsthat make nice gifts around this time are bingo mugs, bingo t-shirts and others.

Of course, bingo markers always go over really well because bingo players are always running out.

Shutter Cards are a fun way for bingo enthusiasts to bring bingo with them when they travel (no daubers required).

Of course don't forget that serious bingo players need bingo bags and bingo cushions. These are great for those especially long bingo sessions where bingo daubers can be scarce (that's where the extra storage of a bag comes in handy) and seats can get sore.

So, What Do Area Casino Slots Payback?

What do casino slot machines payback here in Michigan? Well, the short answer is we don't know exactly. Both Detroit casinos and Tribal casinos are not required to report this information.

However, we do know a little bit. We know that these slots must meet at least the minimum return and same standards for slot machine in Las Vegas. This means that these machines must pay back at least 75% in winnings to comply with the law. In practice, most will give back more than this.

Compare this to our statewide charity bingo games that require their programs to spell out what the payouts will be for that bingo session.

For more information about Michigan's slot machine payouts, please see Local casinos don't release payback rates.

Ohio Casinos Win Approval

Ohio Casinos are coming. Ohio voters last night approved Issue 3 by approximately 53% to 47% margin. Casinos can now be built in Toledo, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. This will definately have a negative affect on nearby states' gambling revenue as more Ohio gamblers will stay closer to home.

For a look at reactions from around the Midwest, please see The passing of Issue 3 draws mixed reaction on both sides of Ohio's border.

Both Sides in Ohio Casino Debate Make Final Push

The vote on Ohio casinos is going on as we write this, but both sides aren't giving an inch. Both supporters and opponents are pushing their side to get out the vote. And, even though polls show that the casino legislation will likely pass, you never know how things mught swing in an off-year election.

For a look at what's going on in Ohio, please see Casino ground game raging before vote.

Ohio Casino Debate to Be Decided Tomorrow

Ohio voters will vote tomorrow (Tuesday) on whether or not to allow casinos in four of their cities, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, and Columbus. At the heart of the debate is the usual issue of jobs vs. the typical ills that casinos can bring. Both sides of the issue have a lot to lose or gain from the outcome.