Bingo is an easy game. The fact that it requires minimal skill leaves time and energy for socializing and making friends. Senior citizens flock to bingo games. A recent Bingo Jamboree at the Savannah Civic Centre drew over 700 people for an all day gaming session. Not all bingo enthusiasts are elderly. A popular spot for playing the game is the North Iowa Fairgrounds at Mason City, where an increase in younger players has been noticed. The rules are easy enough for kids to learn, which makes it an ideal family activity. Part of the bingo experience is to share a meal and drinks or snacks. And, of course, chatting and visiting. Online bingo also offers the chance to socialize. Once seen as a solitary activity, online bingo games incorporate chat rooms, forums and even webcams into the game. The online bingo website has become a means of meeting new people and reconnecting with old friends, serving many of the same functions as a bingo hall. Thus, technology has revolutionized the popular old game.
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Will Obama save Online Gambling?
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Will Obama help save online gambling? President Obama has promised on his change.gov website that he will work to “ensure the full and free exchange of ideas through an open Internet” but what does that mean for online gambling businesses? Having used billboards in online casinos during his campaign and being one of the top ten Senate recipients of gaming company campaign donations, one might assume the president includes these casino in his “free exchange” statement but will he turn his back to online gaming and continue to support the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which prohibits such activities in the US and forces banks to be the gambling police? Looking at his past voting record may not bring much hope. Obama has voted against dockside riverboat casinos and has said publicly that the “moral and social cost of gambling is devastating” and that using gaming as a means of revenue or economic growth would be “irresponsible.” However when directly questioned further about his policies on online gaming the president has been largely non committal in his comments.
Democrats have been the supporters of anti UIGEA legislation in the past and many would argue that in a democratic society, one that wishes for a more open exchange of ideas and activities via the Internet, that online gaming should be legal. But so far, Obama, an admitted poker player, is playing his cards close to the vest on this topic. We shall have to see how this hand plays out.