As we see more men hitting the headlines with their bingo winnings, we also see a change in trends towards the game. Where once the game of bingo and bingo halls were the hallowed territory of women only, they are now seen to be fit for the male of the species.
Lee Binns, an eighty six year old war veteran, spoke to the news regarding an attack on him after winning £1 000 at the Mecca Bingo Club in Oldham. The elderly gentleman was targeted when he was leaving the club at about 9pm. He was just walking a short distance to where his friend was parked to give him a lift home when the incident occurred. He is deeply shocked and upset by the lack of security on the part of the bingo club.
Having noticed a few items surrounding criminal attacks on UK bingo clubs in the recent past, I came across this one and I really don’t know what to say. Some people can stoop really low, and as I have said before, I can’t help believing that criminal elements believe bingo clubs and their employees to be soft targets.
A Holbeck woman who retired after turning sixty earlier this month is the lucky winner of more than ₤33 000. She is hoping the money will boost her pension, but intends to share the money with her sister as she is sticking to an agreement they made that they would share any bingo winnings either of them made. Her sister is going to spend some of the money visiting her Daughter in Florida for three weeks at Christmas time and she also wants to make some home improvements.