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By now, you’re a professional at hosting a holiday party on Zoom!

One service club has been creative to get cash in the door.

Bingo is one of the many activities that can be a great way to improve you mental and physical well-being.

A new fundraiser through the provinces Eating Disorder Foundation is a fun way to give back to a good cause.

Read how Cork Lion Club hosted a special drive-in bingo event, and how they accomplished the event.

Kathleen Manley, 98, from Greater Manchester, has been going to the same bingo hall for 38 years. For her, it's more than a game - it's a community.

Drive-in movie theaters have clearly made a comeback. It's not just about the movies anymore. Drive-in Bingo is now becoming popular!

BINGO fans can once more try their luck at a full house as Mecca Bingo reopens its doors on July 4 with table service and early bird sessions.

With the doors of Nevada casinos opening Thursday, companies are rolling out fresh marketing campaigns to get customers through them.

This daily report consolidates and tracks all developments related to the coronavirus with business and investment implcations for the global gaming industry.

The royals joined the residents of Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff, Wales, remotely to brighten their day by taking a turn as bingo callers.

When the executive order closing bars and restaurants is lifted, please use the following link to access a 3-page checklist of general lawful gambling compliance reminders along with reminders for restarting your organization’s lawful gambling operation. This checklist does NOT affect your ongoing responsibility to comply with all applicable statutory, regulatory, rule and executive order requirements. Please contact your Compliance Specialist with any questions or concerns regarding your plan to restart your lawful gambling operations. The Board looks forward to continuing our work with you to ensure the integrity of lawful gambling.

This article has a great example of using Zoom to play parking lot bingo.

Some bingo halls are reopening across the country. Generate some free advertising by contacting your local news stations. Tell your community to come support local charities and organizations. Check out this example.

Charitable gaming operators in New Hampshire are hoping to reopen soon and say the nonprofit organizations that benefit from gambling revenues need the influx of money.

President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts.

Don't let players forget about your bingo hall while they're at home! By keeping your social media feeds consistently updated, players will feel confident and excited to return to your hall upon reopening.

Social media groups like Facebook Community Groups are a great way to reach a broad local audience.

All right, all right! Residents at the Enclave at Round Rock Senior Living played virtual bingo with a special guest bingo caller.

Check out how Barstool Sports is using Facebook live to play a unique game of Bingo with their own custom bingo cards.

Bored? Coronavirus Cancelled Your Plans? In Pittsburgh they love their Bingo! Check out this unique Bingo card.

Consider playing ‘Kent Eco Bingo’ to celebrate Earth Month. Kent Eco Bingo challenge to celebrate Earth Month, April 1-30!

After being stuck at home for so long, some people are embracing unique ways to stay connected with family and friends. Read how people are raising funds for the SPCA Saint John Animal Rescue.

Every Saturday night neighbours on Euclid Avenue sit on their porches or front lawns to play an old fashioned game of porch bingo. Unique to say the least!

Even celebs are getting in on the act, and there are some massive names who are happy to be counted as bingo lovers!

The bingo players at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Wyandot County take the game seriously.

Kate Middleton and Prince William didn’t receive their normal royal treatment during a public engagement on Wednesday. Luckily, it seems like they absolutely loved it.

Hours will be extended in the majority of clubs to accommodate the new format ‘Popingo’, which will allow customers to literally pop in and play for an hour.

Bingo lovers in Windsor were finally able to get their fix, get out of the house and keep their physical distancing intact Saturday as Parking Lot Bingo set up outside the All Star Gaming Centre at Walker Road and Ottawa Street.

We are committed to our charities and responsible charitable and social gaming entertainment and want to continue to provide ideas to our distributors and their organizations/operators as to how to effectively prepare and begin the opening of our industry.

A bingo hall in San Antonio, TX is getting creative with how it does business. The Northeast Bingo hall added curbside bingo for anyone not comfortable coming inside the building. "Well, we transmit the signal over your FM radio," said Kris Keller, the facility's operator.

Effective May 22, 2020, bowling alleys, bingo halls, simulcasting, and skating rinks may operate up to 25% of their total listed occupancy. Bingo halls must ensure at least 6 feet social distancing between customers playing bingo, and facilities that are simulcasting must ensure their patrons are engaged in at least 6 feet social distancing.

CEO of Caesars Entertainment Tony Rodio about how the pandemic has halted operations at the iconic Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and how the hotel and casino plans to reopen once restrictions are eased.

...and during the move to Cleveland they played some bingo!

Creating a survey will help you get insight into your players' thoughts and feelings about attending your bingo hall, bar or club after COVID-19.

Host Gary Cooper said they looked into ways to extend the season of the show, which hit new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, but were unable to get more bingo sheets printed.

On Monday morning bingo fans at Triple City Bingo Hall in San Juan got to play in the comfort of their own vehicles

Bars, fraternals and bingo halls with legal gaming revenue may be eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans!

Wynn Las Vegas has released a 23-page Health and Sanitation Program with guidelines for reopening and operating in a responsible manner. Proposal to slowly reopen parts of the Las Vegas economy in early May.

Without paying for expensive advertising, what’s the best way to promote your bingo event? Here are the five best ways to get started.

There are a couple different ways Advergaming can be achieved, and it’s important to analyze which would work best for your bingo hall and/or player base.

When shelter-in-place mandates have been lifted and our bingo halls can get back to business, players are going to return, and bring with them a new set of expectations for social events, including things like a heightened sense of cleanliness and social distancing.

An Ohio winery is holding drive-in bingo in their parking lot. They provide cards for three rounds of bingo while you stay in your car.

It doesn't get any easier than Bingo. You can play a custom Bingo game that revolves around a movie or TV show that your group plans to watch.

Check out idea #7: 2 Fat Ladies- 88 and the Bingo love continues, but this time it’s creative, more millennial-friendly and even customized.

People are becoming more creative with Bingo cards. The latest one that is doing the rounds on Instagram is 'Have You Ever Bingo Challenge'.

With drive-in bingo, players park in the hall parking lot and play the game from the comfort of their vehicles.A caller reads the numbers over a pre-set FM radio channel.

In car bingo is becoming a very popular way to host bingo for your charity. Legion member Rick Thompson suggested a car BINGO night, explaining how, with participants in vehicles with their family members, COVID regulations would be followed.

It’s game on in Saskatchewan — with casinos and bingo halls reopening to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.

In our “new world” of social distancing and contactless transactions, now is the time to invest in an additional salesperson!

Take advantage of your outdoor patio space or parking lot by creating a pull tab bar!

When Alamo Hills Daytime Bingo finally reopened Friday after going dark for two months, Erica Wilson just had to get back to her bingo family — even if it meant playing in the parking lot from the back of her truck.

On Friday, bingo halls are allowed to reopen with 25% capacity after being shut down for two months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unique virtual twist to bingo! Rhythmix Bingo is VIRTUALLY Back with “Halloween in May” featuring 10 rounds of Halloween-themed theatrics, ghoulish music, dreadfully delightful dance breaks and more - all via Zoom!

We’re all in this together, even sitting in our cars in a parking lot playing bingo. Great example of playing car bingo.

Here is a great example of informing players on new guidelines and what to expect when your bingo hall reopens.

The Trump administration revised guidelines on Friday to allow small casinos impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to receive small business loans.

he Ruby's gambling establishments in Illinois are now eligible for a federal loan after all.

There was a condo that had a game and bingo was its name-o.

Players can quickly choose which package suits them and it can cut down on time spent in line.

Get new players into your hall by letting them know what to expect when they arrive.

There’s a way to make even the most mundane activities seem like a fun game: Activity Bingo!

Up for a game of Bingo? Restaurants across Tampa Bay are launching a new game that allows you to support your favorite local restaurants and get the chance to win cash or restaurant gift cards at the same time.

Restaurant consultant created Atlanta Food Bingo to drive more business to area restaurants struggling to cope with the financial losses caused by COVID-19.

Bingo is a wonderful teaching tool to have at your fingertips no matter what you are teaching.

So your meetings have probably been held on chat apps, like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangout. Here's a Bingo card for that!