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| The
Dangers of Bingo |
Let’s
face it; bingo is hardly going to arouse a thrill-seeker
into taking it up in attraction to its high risk
stakes. Over sixties, playing bingo in a community
hall does not seem to register with the seedy
possibilities of a stake-out associated with poker
for example. But do not be fooled. There are hazards
to the game of bingo and whilst they may be small
and hardly worth deterring a player who enjoys
the game socially and for fun, it may be interesting
to know that there have been concerns over the
game. |
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The
UK’s National Bingo Game Association recently
announced that according to their study, people
who have stressful careers tend to be more stressed
and worked up when playing bingo than they are
when dealing with stressful situations at their
work. The result suggests that even people who
are capable of dealing in highly stressful situations
cannot resist the stress that a highly charged
game of bingo can cause. It is the anxiety of
being so close to winning that can drive people’s
excitement higher and higher and therefore their
disappointment is greater and greater if they
lose. You think that you have just one number
left, you must be so close now and it is easy
to lose sight of the fact that by this stage there
are probably quite a few others in the exact same
position as you are. |
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| More
worrying than the stress however is the violence
that has been associated with bingo. Although
rare, cases have occurred and because a high percentage
of players tend to be single females, their vulnerability
becomes very apparent. Many have pointed to online
bingo as the solution but others say the risk
is so small, it is hardly worth losing the social
aspect of the game and open oneself to the risk
of compulsive play on the internet. |
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| A
woman who won thousands playing bingo was recently
shot in the stomach after refusing to hand money
over to her assailants. The 39 year old won almost
$6000 near to West Palm Beach. Upon refusing to
hand over her money, she was shot through the
window of her car. Luckily she survived and was
later treated in hospital, but the incident has
prompted many to raise their voices over the concerns
of gamblers leaving casinos or gambling halls
with large amounts of money. Similar incidents
have been reported in Europe and in some cases
bingo halls (being less protected than the wealthier
casinos) have actually been held up. |
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| The
chant has been that online gambling is a safer
option. Credit card fraud is deemed to be much
lower, it is easier to track winnings and there
is no risk in carrying large amounts of cash around
late at night. You are in the comfort and security
of your own home. The problem is that this is
very much part of the problem for compulsive gamblers.
A bingo game on the internet is very different
to a bingo game in a social atmosphere. The object
of playing purely for money seems to be exemplified
by the fact that one does not even have to check
one’s own cards. It is automatically scanned
by the bingo site. There are few limits, no way
of seeing if the player is a minor or intoxicated
and the mental and social stimulation are abundantly
missing. There is concern that people may be retreating
further and further into the comfort and security
of the artificiality of a screen in order to avoid
the dangers outside. |
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| The
Governor of the state of Washington decided that
a large threat to the people of that state was
the concept of playing bingo too frequently. There
is concern that the game is taken too nonchalantly
in the debate on compulsive gambling. It is, after
all a game that is easy to become addicted to.
As bingo becomes more and more popular, the cash
prizes have become higher and higher and the variety
and options of games are becoming more and more
expansive.
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| At
the end of the day however, bingo is still a comparatively
low-risk pastime. It can be enjoyable, social
and a great way to spend an evening. Perhaps all
that is needed is just a remembrance that it is
still a form of gambling, whether played in a
church hall or a Vegas casino and that although
lower in threat, the dangers are still always
present.

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