To think that the us has stricter laws for bingo hours than on their working hours.
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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Usually these things have a precedent for why they are set.
Did a group play themselves to death?
Most likely to avoid permanent bingo halls, aka casinos that just have bingo.
Or the establishment put up a reward that they didnt actually wanna give out, so they endlessly extended the game somehow in the hopes that people would leave before the end.
That's not how bingo works
Yeah i realized that its been very long since i played bingo. But they could just have made huuuge bingo cards no?
Nah, bingo, like pretty much all casino gambling, basically requires short games to maximize dopamine release. A 5+ game wouldn't interest most gamblers
In fact, they often move way too fast, because if you don't call bingo before they call the next number, you don't win.
I dont know for certain but there has to be a sharing the wealth reason for this. Perhaps a to make sure that all bingo parlors got continuous business.
Probably had to do with gambling laws
The larger section is labeled
Article 37 - Lotteries, Gaming, Bingo and Raffles.
The dollop did a episode on the history of pinball. That was wild when it came to organized crime . I knew pinball machines were banned under gambling laws but the behind the scenes history no idea.
A pinball machine that gave back quarters would be super popular, like dumping the bin when you beat the high score or something? People would love it.
They used to some of the first versions. I need to go back and listen to that episode. It was fairly recent I think. I dont know I amass a backlog of their episodes and then will listen
I would absolutely operate illegal pinball. If we have illegal cabs and hotels I say what's good for the goose is good for the gander
I'll look them up thanks!
Lol problem is, collecting pinball tables became huge during covid. All the prices skyrocketed, especially machine from the mid 90s. And prices haven't came down.
But even 60s, 70s tables are getting big bucks. The ones you be looking for would be from the 50s and prior.
I still want a terminator 2 table
You're overlooking the word "exempt", which is critically important here. An earlier section defines an exempt organization
[...]as a bona fide nonprofit charitable, civic, religious, fraternal, patriotic or veterans' organization or as a nonprofit volunteer fire department, or as a nonprofit volunteer rescue squad or a bona fide homeowners' or property owners' association[...]
This restriction only applies to these organizations, and is likely intended to keep a casino (or similar) from pretending to be a charity.
Grandma in shambles
Can't have any hootenanny's going on
Tarheel here: The lottery was illegal in this state until fairly recently. Old North at least once had a thing against gambling.