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Bingo and can get annoyed by hall distrac-

tions. She has fielded a lot of letters from

players over the years who agree with her on

this topic and like to vent their frustrations

through her column.

I tend to be a bit more tolerant than some

folks when it comes to talking, laughing, or

doing whatever else people feel like doing at

Bingo. That’s because, well, let’s face it, it’s

just Bingo.

The caller’s loudspeakers are plenty loud,

there are ball monitors hanging on the walls,

and there’s a great big illuminated Bingo Board

hanging above the caller’s head for the entire

room to see. So let’s be honest: You would

have to be pretty dim not to be able to see

and/or hear the numbers through one or more

of the apparatuses as they are being called.

So why, then, is there this need by so many

players for mummified silence at Bingo?

Why the edginess? Why the intolerance?

What’s wrong with a mother and son chat-

ting about their day? Or two sisters giggling

over a childhood memory? Or a couple argu-

ing over whose turn it was to do the dishes?

For me, such social engagement (within

reason, of course; that Mother’s Day party

was kind of over the top, but also really

funny!) can and should be part of a Bingo

outing. A Bingo hall is a room filled with

living, breathing, thinking, acting and re-

acting people. Just let ’em be. —Guy

Hey guys! (And gals!) Write to: Guy’s Turn c/o The BingoBugle, P.O. Box 527, Vashon, Washington 98070, oremail Guy directly at [email protected]. Be sure to in-clude your name and address (you may request thatyour name not be published), as typically Guy will not in-clude anonymous letters in his columns.


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Halloween NightI begin to get excited as soon as the

giant spider goes up on top of the real es-

tate office. This year there is also a giant

witch atop the coffee bar two doors down

and I know Halloween is just around the

corner. Our town really goes out for Hal-

loween decorations and we have them

everywhere downtown as well as on pri-

vate residences. The Hardware Store has

a long line of jack-o-lanterns on their front

railing and they are added to daily. These

are so creative, but I especially like the

ones with circles for eyes and mouth. They

look surprised and happy. One grocery

store has a huge pile of pumpkins which

they give to any child who wants one.

This year I am dressing as a witch

which Kate says fits my personality but I

just ignore her. We don’t go trick or treat-

ing, but unless there is a Bingo game, we

go uptown and watch the kids race around,

collecting loot. Many of our friends do the

same, so we make up a merry group.

This year there was a Bingo game on

the day before Halloween which allowed

me to wear my costume twice, making me

very happy. We were a mixed bunch at the

Bingo Hall, many of us in costume but

also many holdouts. Rod and Cliff joined

us for the games—which were early and

we planned to go to dinner afterward. Rod

was in a particularly good mood, dressed

as a cavalier and looking very handsome.

“I don’t know if I should be seen with

a witch,” he said, “But, since it’s you I

guess it will be all right.”

“You should talk,” I rejoined. “Look at

those two,” I pointed to couple dressed as

a pumpkin and a scarecrow. “They are

enough to put you off Halloween forever.”

The games proved to be the usual mix

except for two Halloween specials. One,

called the “Witching Hour” was a big X

plus a small picture frame. Very difficult,

but Cliff won and announced dinner was

on him tonight.

The second Halloween special was two

small squares followed by a blackout. It

seemed to take forever, but suddenly I was

on and began chanting for my number.

The scarecrow beat me to it and we were

suddenly in a race for the blackout.

Kate was sort of grumpy, but even she

got in the spirit and was daubing away like

crazy. “I don’t know how I feel about all

of this Halloween gunk,” she said. “But I

guess I can celebrate some seeing as to

how you are going so all out.”

“Oh, come on,” I said. “You will have

more fun if you just relax and enjoy.”

And then she won! I was so excited I

couldn’t sit still, but she just sat there look-

ing dumbfounded. “I didn’t even realize I

was on—and then I won,” she said. “In an-

other second I would have missed it.

Who’d have believed?”

We all continued to be excited through-

out dinner so I suggested we drive around

town and look at all the decorations. It was

late enough that nobody would object to a

slow car driving main street.

“Oh look,” I said. “The big giraffe has

fairy lights all over him.”

“Yup,” said Cliff. “That’s one lit up an-

imal.”

We paused to look at the jack-o-

lanterns at the Hardware Store, one of

which still had a stub of a candle burning.

“I just love Halloween,” I said.

To which they all replied, “No kid-

ding.”

ting sick and tired of the “blabbers” who

NEVER talk quietly, but like they are on their

family porches or in their living rooms, and

expect to be freely allowed to do so.

It is maddening, frustrating, and creates

anger. When you POLITELY request them to

stop the endless conversations, laughter, and

constant blabbing—they get quite nasty. We

are told: “If you want quiet, stay home. This

isn’t church, you know…” and sometimes in-

clude nasty curse words in their comments!

We pay good money to look forward to our

Bingo fun and once the game starts, we RE-

SPECT others and keep the chit-chat down!

A good example happened during a

Mother’s Day Bingo that really took the

prize! At the last five minutes, three girls, a

hubby of one of them, and Momma came to

Bingo to celebrate Mother’s Day there. Out

came cake, paper plates, they got coffee, etc.,

and proceeded to “celebrate.”

Bingo players they were NOT!!! Couldn’t

they have celebrated at a nice restaurant or at

By Guy Williams

Chit-Chat■ Keep it quiet?Hi Guy,

Most folks go to Bingo because they

LOVE the game and the friends and acquain-

tances they meet. BEFORE Bingo, we catch

up on all kinds of news, our illnesses, our

families, etc. BUT, when Bingo starts we zip

our lips and only QUIETLY discuss when we

need numbers, etc.

I, among others, MANY others, are get-

home? Then Mom opened her gifts. More

ooing and aahing. They only played one spe-

cial each and had obviously NEVER been to a

Bingo before! And worse, one of the nice

young ladies was carefully watching my six

boards and kept the rest of the family informed

when I was close and needed a number!

Honestly, I’m not a crank, nor an unkind

older lady, but I started missing numbers no

doubt because my blood pressure must have

been way up! I’ve never seen them since,

thank heavens.

Probably, they are very nice, sweet folks,

but please speak up about all gabbers and

chatty Cathies who come to Bingo to visit,

catch up on the latest gossip, and go on with

the endless talking. Please people, BE CON-

SIDERATE of others at Bingo and keep the

motor-mouthing down!

So, good luck to all and thank heavens for

the more quiet ones among us.

To catch up on all the latest gossip, etc.,

we do have cell phones and other means of

communication other than at Bingo halls. —Name Withheld, West Seneca, NY

Hi Reader,

For someone who insists she is “not a

crank, nor an unkind older lady,” you sure do

a lot of name-calling. You describe these folks

whom you so clearly dislike as “blabbers,”

“nasty,” “gabbers,” “chatty Cathies,” “motor

mouths,” and use plenty of other unkind

words as well.

I’ve had a number of discussions with an-

other columnist in the paper, Bonnie Mitchell

of “Aunt Bingo,” on this subject. Like you,

she tends to be much more “all business” at


captions and adding new ones.

The risk in using an old template, how-

ever, is that sometimes the designer will

fail to remove all the old copy or images.

As a result, the same picture will acciden-

tally not be removed, resulting in its ap-

pearing more than once. Alternatively, and

far more simply, a new image may be in-

serted twice on different pages in the

course of page design without anyone

noticing.

However the error occurred, the Ne-

vada Edition certainly regrets the mistake.

Interestingly, a number of years ago the

same edition had an error in which a photo

caption described a young male player en-

joying his first time at Bingo, while the

photo depicted a man in his 50s or 60s.

That error made it all the way to The

Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where it was

featured in one of Leno’s segments on

funny news stories.

Finally, in response to your assertion

that casinos hire people to win jackpots

and return them to the casinos…

It seems a bit of a stretch to believe a

casino would risk losing its license, face

criminal charges, or be shut down for at-

tempting to “steal” Bingo jackpots of a

few hundred or even several thousand dol-

lars. And when the really big jackpots hap-

pen, casinos go out of their way to

publicize the event, showcase the winner

and entice more players to visit. Would

they really publicize a shill?

While preparing this column, I also

Googled news stories about Bingo

scams/shills at casinos and found virtually

nothing—except for a story from the

1980s on a raid of an Indian Bingo for

using planted players. That said, I of

course welcome input from any casino

Bingo pros out there who know otherwise.

—Aunt Bingo

Share your views! Write to Aunt Bingo c/o the BingoBugle, P.O. Box 527, Vashon, Washington 98070,or email her at [email protected]. Be sure toinclude your name and address (you can requestthat your name not be published), as typically shewill not include anonymous letters in her columns.

Bingo Shill?■ Or just a design mistake

Dear Aunt Bingo,

I picked up an issue of the Nevada edi-

tion of the Bingo Bugle. I found that on

page 30 there was posted a picture of a

lady who was the winner of $3,750 at a

casino power Bingo event. Then, on page

33 there is posted a picture of the same

lady but with a different name and de-

scribed as the winner of $500 for the early

bird at the same casino.

What happened? Is she one of the peo-

ple that the casinos hire for the big money

winner? I heard that the casinos hire peo-

ple to come in and play and they win the

big money, and that money goes back to

the casino cage, and the person hired gets

a percentage of the win. —S.J., Hender-son, Nevada, via email

Dear S.J.,

I contacted a staff member of the BingoBugle’s Nevada Edition and checked out

what you discovered in the paper. What I

learned, however, is not nearly as sinister

as what you proposed.

First off, it is certainly not unusual for

a person to win more than one jackpot dur-

ing a Bingo session. Granted, this would

not result in them changing their name,

but it could result in two photos being

taken. If the wrong caption ended up on

one of the photos, it may be due to the

photographer making a notation error after

photographing the winner a second time.

Setting that theory aside, it is far more

likely that the duplicate photo was simply

a design error.

When designers are laying out the

pages of the paper, some may use premade

templates to make the job easier. Some-

times they may use a new template; other

times they may open an old template and

“reuse” the text boxes and photo boxes,

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Bugle Cruise News■ A thrifty cruiser is sold on Bingo Bugle cruising

Billie Wheeler of Newport, Oregon, is

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nitely don’t like the pressure of schedules,

or anyone or anything trying to control my

time,” Billie says. “The same goes for my

spending. I won’t pay more than I ab-

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and think through whether I’m going to buy

something.”

One of the bargains that long ago caught

Billie’s frugal eye is the World Champi-

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Cruise. “I’ve been on 10 or 11 Bingo

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them have been with [the Bingo Bugle]. I

tried a competitor’s cruise a couple of

times, but their prices kept rising and rising.

So I switched back to this one because it is

more affordable, and have gone every year

since.”

Billie has experienced some winning

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Cruise, having garnered a number of jack-

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place in the Sizzling Slots tournament, and

grabbed a big slots prize in the ship’s

casino. “I’m thinking of entering the slots

and blackjack tournaments this year, but

haven’t decided yet if I’m going to invest,”

Billie says. “Part of it is saving up for the

entry fee, but it’s more about waiting for

that feeling that I could win. They’re fun

tournaments, though, so I’ll probably go for

it.”

She also came out a winner in friend-

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Georgetown, Texas, who passed away not

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October because orange represents the

changing colors of leaves and the end of

summer. Black represents the longer hours

of darkness that occur during fall; plus it’s

the end of the crop growing season. As for

cats, black or otherwise, I’ve heard it said

that people fall into one of two groups—cat

lovers or dog lovers. Allergies prevent my

husband and me from owning either, but

I’ve always loved cats and he loves dogs.

He tolerates our daughters’ cats and I think

it’s hysterical that they are all over him

when we visit their houses. I, on the other

hand, am petrified of strange dogs and I’m

convinced that every stray dog would like

to chew my foot off. The fact that I’m cow-

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his hand has nothing to do with anything. In

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During the 18th century, some thought

that cats, called familiars, were witches’

helpers. Far too often, innocent women and

their also innocent cats were tossed into

bonfires by their far from innocent neigh-

bors who accused them of crimes they

didn’t commit. Thank goodness those days

are over even though some of us supersti-

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thereof, to cats in one way or another. To

dream about a white cat, see a white cat on

the road, or hear a cat sneeze means good

luck is ahead. If you see a one-eyed cat, you

should spit on your thumb, stamp it in the

palm of your hand, and make a wish. Your

wish will come true and if it doesn’t, don’t

blame the cat. I would think that a lucky cat

would have two eyes not one, but then who

am I to judge. As for bad luck, white cats

seen at night foretell doom and gloom.

Heaven help you if you own a white cat and

it comes into your bedroom every night.

Black cats crossing your path have always

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while counting to thirteen.

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There are a lot of dogs in my neighborhood

and they tend to leave packages in our yard

as their owners don’t always clean up after

them. I’m going to look for some good luck

to step into with my left foot before driving

straight to Bingo. If you see me there and

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• Check the ownership: According to a

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provide better care than for profits owned

by chains. Call the nursing homes you’re

interested in and ask if they have recently,

or are about to change owners. One that’s

for sale might have problems, just as one

with a new owner might be getting better.

• Facility visits: Once you’ve narrowed

your search, visit each facility so you can

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out if they’re capable of providing the

kind of care your loved one needs, what

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While you’re there, talk with the staff, res-

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nurses aides how many residents they each

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taining it, consider that a warning that the

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Nursing Home CareDear Savvy Senior,

Can you give me some tips on finding

a good nursing home for my 86-year-old

mother? She had a stroke a few months

ago and has been receiving care at home

but it’s become too much.

Leery of Nursing Homes

Dear Leery,

Finding a well-run nursing home that

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what you should know.

Finding Good Care

The decision to move a loved one into

a nursing home can be a difficult one. In

most cases, the decision is forced by a sud-

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by a gradual realization that they can no

longer receive the care they need at home.

Whatever the circumstance, here are some

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home and avoid a bad one:

• Make a list: Contact your Area

Agency on Aging for a list of local nursing

home facilities. Ideally, the facilities

should be close to family members and

friends who can visit often. Residents with

frequent visitors usually get better care.

The national Eldercare Locator (800-677-

1116, or www.eldercare.gov) can direct

you to your local aging agency.

• Online help: The Internet is a great re-

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Entertaining Dinner■ BBQ steak with veggiesDear Annie,

My husband wants me to entertain his

boss and some friends from his office. He

wants to barbecue steak. What can I serve

with the steak? Help me please.

Jeannie, from Kansas

Dear Jeannie,

First of all check out the corn on the

cob recipe in the September Bingo Bugle.

In addition to the corn serve the Honey

and Curry Glazed Grilled Veggies recipe

in this column. It makes a very good im-

pression and it is also delicious. Grill the

veggies before your company arrives.

Warm them up in your oven or on the bar-

becue before serving. Choose any or all of

the suggested vegetables. I would also

serve a tossed salad. Try a store bought or

homemade ice cream cake for dessert. An-

other suggestion would be ice cream sun-

daes with several choices of sauces. Good

luck with your barbecue bash. —Annie

HONEY AND CURRY GLAZEDGRILLED VEGGIES2-3 pounds winter, acorn, butternut or zucchini

squash (peeled and cut in 1 inch squares1 small cauliflower (cut into florets)4-6 sweet potatoes (cut in 1 inch squares)

1 large red pepper, sliced1 large yellow pepper, sliced1 large orange pepper, sliced1 eggplant, peeled and cubed into 1 inch

squares1-2 large bunches of asparagus1/2 cup olive oil2-3 cloves fresh garlic, dicedsaltpepper

GLAZE1 stick butter1/2 cup honey2 tablespoons cider vinegar4 teaspoons mild curry powder1/2 teaspoon chili powder

Prepare the veggies of your choice as

directed. Place a grill pan over medium-

high heat or prepare the barbecue

(medium-high heat). Brush the vegetables

with 1/2 cup of the oil to coat lightly.

Sprinkle the vegetables with salt, pepper

and the diced garlic. Working in batches,

grill the vegetables until tender and lightly

charred all over, about 8 to 10 minutes for

the bell peppers and sweet potatoes, 7

minutes for any of the squashes, cauli-

flower and eggplant, 4 minutes for the as-

paragus. Arrange the vegetables on a

platter. The key to getting those great grill

marks is to not shift the vegetables too fre-

quently once they’ve been placed on the

hot grill.

In a small saucepan over a medium

heat combine the glaze ingredients and

cook until the butter is melted and the

glaze is smooth, about 2 minutes, stirring

often. Remove from the heat.

After the veggies have all been grilled,

place them in an appropriate-sized foil

pan. Brush them with the glaze. Return the

veggie pan to the grill (over a low heat) or

your oven (325 degrees) and roast for an

additional 15-20 minutes. Glaze a second

time. Pour any remaining glaze over the

veggies. Serve the vegetables, warm or at

room temperature.

Your comments and questions about cooking andentertaining will be addressed in this monthly col-umn. Write to “Ask Annie” c/o Annie Ennis, 8312 SE168th Trinity Place, The Villages, Florida 32162. SoAsk Annie. Don’t forget you can email me at [email protected]. And let’s get cooking.

Pick an Apple a DayAn apple a day really is good for you!

Apples pack a nutritional punch. They

contain antioxidants, which may help re-

duce the risk for cancer, as well as helping

to lower bad (LDL) cholesterol. They also

have vitamins C and K, potassium and

fiber. At only about 100 calories per

medium apple (about the size of a base-

ball), they make a wonderful, inexpensive

snack.

A Tufts University Health and Nutrition

Letter (October 2010) mentions two signif-

icant studies that show the value of eating

apples. A study in Italy found that “con-

sumption of one or more apples a day sig-

nificantly reduced the risks of many types

of cancer compared to consuming less than

one apple a day.” A large U.S.-based study

indicated that “the number of servings of

apples and pears eaten were correlated with

a reduced risk of lung cancer.”

Apples are one of the more common

fruits, and there are lots of varieties to

choose from. Here are some suggestions

from The Visual Food Encyclopedia.

For eating out of hand, select a firm,

juicy, tasty, crisp apple such as Cameo,

Cortland, Golden Delicious, Jonagold,

Pink Lady and Red Delicious. Some ap-

ples retain their color better than others.

These are the preferred varieties for eating

fresh and for making into applesauce. Va-

rieties that work well for sauce include

Braeburn, Cortland, Fuji, Gala and Jon-

agold. Golden Delicious apples also make

a tasty applesauce, but because they tend

to hold their shape when heated, they

would work better for stewed apples.

Pies do best with a drier, slightly acid

apple, and one that does not disintegrate

when heated. Braeburn, Cameo, Cortland,

Fuji, Golden Delicious and Jonagold are

good pie varieties. Granny Smith apples

are sometimes called for by name in

recipes because of their tartness, perfect

for a culinary delight.

For oven baking, choose a sweet apple,

but one that retains its shape. Cameo,

Cortland, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, and

Pink Lady apples work well. Notably

missing in these lists is the Red Delicious.

Though just right for eating raw—by

themselves, with cheese or peanut butter,

or cut in a salad—they do not hold up to

heat well.

Apple cider or apple juice are another

delicious way to enjoy this fall fruit. Just

be sure to choose pasteurized apple juice

to avoid illness, especially for children and

the elderly. The pasteurization process

kills dangerous bacteria that may be found

in fresh apple juice. When making juice or

cider, a mix of varieties is recommended.

The blend brings out the sweetness of

some and the tartness of others, making

for a rich flavor.

Try your favorite baking apple in this

recipe for Apple Crisp with Cardamom

and Caramel Cream.

APPLE CRISP WITH CARDA-MON AND CARAMEL CREAMFor a burst of exotic, spicy flavor, pur-

chase fresh whole cardamom and grind

the seeds with a mortar and pestle or in a

spice grinder. 4 medium (about 4 cups) tart baking apples

(Braeburn, Cameo, Cortland, Fuji, GoldenDelicious or Jonagold), peeled, sliced

1/3 cup plus 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt1/3 cup cold butter or margarine 1/4 cup chopped pecans, if desired 1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup caramel topping

1. Heat oven to 375 F. Grease bottom

and sides of 8-inch-square baking dish with

shortening or cooking spray. Chill the mix-

ing bowl and beaters in the refrigerator or

freezer for 10 to 20 minutes or until cold to

the touch so the cream will whip faster. 2.

In medium bowl, toss apples with 1/3 cup

of brown sugar. Spread apples in dish. In

another bowl, stir remaining 2/3 cup brown

sugar, flour, oats, cardamom and cinnamon

until well-mixed. Cut in butter, using pastry

blender (or pulling 2 table knives through

ingredients in opposite directions), until

mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in

pecans. Sprinkle over apples. 3. Bake 30 to

40 minutes or until topping is golden brown

and apples are tender when pierced with

fork. Cool 45 minutes before serving. 4. In

chilled large deep bowl, beat whipping

cream and caramel topping with electric

mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.

Serve caramel cream with warm crisp.

Drizzle with additional caramel topping, if

desired.

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning chil-dren’s author, culinary historian and the author ofseven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is The KitchenDiva’s Diabetic Cookbook. Her website is www.di-vapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much,much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, TheKitchen Diva! on Facebook and go to Hulu.com.Recipes may not be reprinted without permissionfrom Angela Shelf Medearis.© King Features


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“Classic 4 Coveralls” Every Fridayand Saturday at 7pm and Every Sun-day at the 1 and 3pm sessions. 4-$1,000 COVERALLS. Regular paywith a four pack min in the electronicunits. Tickets are available for the$60,000 October 17 and 18th BingoEvent. Make your reservations for thePower Bingo Event on November 28and 29. See all of Gold Coast’s ads formore information.

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Every Wednesday in October, playthe Ghost Ball where you can win$1,000 with validation.

October giveaways at the PokerPalace include Mint Dream Candy onSaturday, October 1st and Monday,October 31st. Giveaways are availableat all sessions to players with a mini-mum buy-in.

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■ This month: A Bingo phenomenonBy Jeffrey CharboneauSpecial to the Bingo Bugle

BINGO LAND...Stories from the Real World & Cyberspace

Bingo RavesAn entrepreneur from Northern Ireland

who co-founded the Bingo rave phenom-

enon “Bongo Bingo” that’s sweeping the

United Kingdom is set to take the event

worldwide. Bingo raves are Bingo gaming

parties that include nightclub-style music

and dancing and have become popular

with younger audiences. Jonny Lacey, 30,

from Belfast, has been flooded with offers

to host the popular parties in venues from

Australia to Mexico—and now plans to

bring his famous Bingo nights to his home

city. Bongo’s Bingo has changed the face

of the popular pastime: Players can win

prizes including convertibles, holidays to

the Caribbean and speed boats. And it all

happens while dancing to ’90s pop music

while Lacey calls out the next Bingo num-

ber. The event was launched in Liverpool

by Lacey and business partner Josh Burke.

The shows quickly became a sell-out and

the pair invested in bigger prizes and ven-

ues, and invited celebrity guests including

David Hasselhoff and the Vengaboys to

host.

A Bingo AttackerAn armed security guard working at

Buckeye Bingo in Waco, Texas, fought off

a would-be attacker, then shot and killed

him in the parking lot of the business, the

Waco police reported. The security officer

was reportedly shot in the hand during the

altercation with a masked man. The man

reportedly approached the guard from be-

hind and tried to put his arm around him

while reaching for the security guard’s

gun. During the alleged struggle for the

handgun, the security guard was able to

discharge his firearm, and the suspect was

injured. According to police, the would-be

attacker attempted to run into a nearby

alley but fell and later died at the scene.

Emergency responders transported the

guard to an area hospital for treatment of

his injuries. About 150 people remained in

the Bingo hall throughout the incident.

The hall reopened a short time later. No

one in the hall was injured.

RNC Bingo GameWhile Stephen Colbert was broadcast-

ing from the Republican National Con-

vention, he added a game for viewers at

home to play along with during coverage.

The Late Show Twitter account posted a

link to Republican National Convention

Bingo which featured a Bingo card with

squares that referenced something that you

could possibly see happen during the con-

vention. Possibilities included “Awkward

Ivanka Reference,” “Smiling Chris

Christie,” “Ben Carson [Eyes Open],”

“Melania Speaks For More Than 10 Sec-

onds,” and “Story of Made-Up Working

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by Frederick WoodruffExplore more at astroinquiry.comLucky Predictions

for October 2016ARIES: March 21 to April 201st thru 6th…You got the moves 5th-6th!$!7th thru 12th…Unusual but great the 10th!13th thru 18th…Dare to win 14th-15th$$19th thru 24th…All except 20th-21st.25th thru 31st… Wouldn’t be prudent.

TAURUS: April 21 to May 211st thru 6th… Not exactly rewarding.7th thru 12th…On a roll 7th-8th and 12th!13th thru 18th…Take it all home 16th-17th $$19th thru 24th…Let’s try on BLUE 20th-21st!$25th thru 31st…Outwit them 25th/26th$

GEMINI: May 22 to June 211st thru 6th…No competition the 1st$7th thru 12th…10th-11th PURPLE pays$$ 13th thru 18th…Bank on it 14th/15th$$19th thru 24th…Shift into winning 22nd-23rd!25th thru 31st…Friends helpful 27th/28th!

CANCER: June 22 to July 221st thru 6th…Abundantly yours 2nd-3rd! 7th thru 12th… Wait for it, 10th-11th$13th thru 18th…You got it—GO! 16th-17th! 19th thru 24th…You’re in top form 22nd-23rd$!25th thru 31st… Save it for the 30th$$

LEO: July 23 to Aug. 231st thru 6th…All good 1st/5th/6th$$! 7th thru 12th… Not so much.13th thru 18th…No holding back 14th/15th!19th thru 24th…Stop talkin’ and play 18th-19th!25th thru 31st…Give it a shot 27th-28th$$

VIRGO: Aug. 24 to Sept. 231st thru 6th…Luckiest 2nd-3rd$$7th thru 12th…Climbing high 7th-8th$$ 13th thru 18th…Oh yeah! 16th and 17th$!19th thru 24th…BLUE’s on top 20th-21st$!25th thru 31st…Super week—full of wins!

LIBRA: Sept. 24 to Oct. 231st thru 6th…Play it cool and win 5th-6th$7th thru 12th…Good vibration 10th-11th$!13th thru 18th…Better times the 18th!$19th thru 24th…You’re on fire 22nd-23rd!25th thru 31st…Worth your while 27th-28th$$

SCORPIO: Oct. 24 to Nov. 221st thru 6th…Better bets 2nd-3rd$7th thru 12th…

PREDICTORSLUCKY CARD FOR OCTOBER 2016

2nd ROSH HASHANAH5th World Teachers Day7th World Smile Day9th First Quarter Moon10th COLUMBUS DAY11th YOM KIPPUR15th Sweetest Day16th Dictionary Day Full Moon22nd Last Quarter Moon28th National Chocolate Day30th New Moon31st HALLOWEEN

by Alessandra

Horoscopes forOctober 2016ARIES: Mar. 21-Apr. 20: Money issues aren’t asdaunting as you imagine. Seek guidance. With thefull moon in your sign this month you’ll need to in-volve your partner or associates with your plans tobudget so have something leftover to save. Don’t letdisagreements over finances rock the boat, witheveryone rowing together, and making adjustmentsthat are equitable, it is smooth sailing ahead.Lucky Days: 14-21Lucky Numbers: 6-50

TAURUS: Apr. 21-May 21: If you feel like it’s timeto clear out skeletons in the closet you’re absolutelyright. October is a month for making significantpurges and healing old wounds that have gone un-attended. If none of this appeals to you then takephilosopher George Bernard Shaw’s advice: “If youcan’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d bet-ter teach it to dance.”Lucky Days: 12-15Lucky Numbers: 1-44

GEMINI: May 22-June 21: Give yourself plenty oftime to sort out complex commitments that mightbind your hands too tightly. There’s a lot coming tofruition this month. You’re a gifted communicator,speak your mind and keep everyone on the samepage. One wildcard associate or partner can overturnthe entire apple cart. State your intentions clearlyand all will be well. Lucky Days: 5-17Lucky Numbers: 29-36

CANCER: June 22-July 22: A new home life begin-ning arises after a poignant ending. Too, your careeris ready to shift into a fast rocket ride to a new des-tination, a shift you’ve longed for throughout theyear. You’ll want to face the unknown courageously.Keep in mind these words of wisdom from NormanVincent Peale: “Fear is never a reason for quitting;it is only an excuse.”Lucky Days: 11-21Lucky Numbers: 9-59

LEO: July 23-Aug. 23: As Venus moves into yourhouse of creative endeavors, you fall in love all overagain with your many gifts of self-expression. Thepressing question in October is what project to putthe most push behind. The full moon on the 16th of-fers a clue: most likely involving something you’llwrite or help publish. Whatever the path, this is amonth to celebrate talent.Lucky Days: 2-28Lucky Numbers: 24-56

VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept. 23: Remember when youwere a kid and you just did whatever was the most

Must play to win 8th-9th!13th thru 18th…Rake it in the 13th$!19th thru 24th…BLUE/GREEN *bam* 20th-21st!25th thru 31st…Week starts and ends well!!

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23 to Dec. 211st thru 6th…Fabulous 1st, 5th-6th!7th thru 12th…Artful gains 10th-11th$13th thru 18th…RED’s your sign 14th-15th!$19th thru 24th…All about you 22nd-24th!25th thru 31st…Astounding the 27th-28th$$

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22 to Jan. 201st thru 6th…Straight to the $$ 2nd-4th!7th thru 12th…Hard card luck 8th-9th$13th thru 18th…Just incredible 16th-17th!19th thru 24th… Not now.25th thru 31st…Bring $$ 25th and 30th!

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21 to Feb. 191st thru 6th…You’ve arrived 1st/5th/6th!!$7th thru 12th…Could it be magic 10th-11th$$13th thru 18th…RED’s darn lucky, 14th/15th$!19th thru 24th…Early bird gets $$ 19th!25th thru 31st…Suits you fine, 27th-28th!

PISCES: Feb. 20 to March 201st thru 6th…BLUE/PURPLE rock 2nd-3rd!$7th thru 12th…Get real and win the 8th!13th thru 18th…Show ‘em how 16th-17th$$19th thru 24th…Keep it up 20th-21st!$25th thru 31st…Start $omething new 30th/31st!

Color associations refer to lucky objects,daubers, cards, machines, clothing/jewels youwear, or a dominant color in the room.

OCTOBER2016

fun because you liked doing it—no thoughts aboutaccomplishments or rewards. Rekindle that spirit ofadventure in October, revisit a skill or gift that youlet go of a longtime ago because it was consideredunrealistic. Life’s as real as we make it. Have fun!Lucky Days: 6-22Lucky Numbers: 8-59

LIBRA: Sept. 24-Oct. 23: With Jupiter, the planet ofluck and bounty in your house of self you are yourbest resource right now. It’s time to think big andstep out of the shadows. Profitable new opportuni-ties bloom under the full moon on the 16th, the onlycatch will involve a kerfuffle on the home front thatneeds immediate attention. Quell the disruption andget on with reaching your goals.Lucky Days 14-25Lucky Numbers: 4-39

SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. 22: The singer Isaac Hayesonce said, “If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, youmust accept the thorns which it bears.” That sumsup the mixed bag of emotions you’ll experience thismonth—there’s the sweetness, but also the shadow.The full moon on the 16th throws this dichotomyinto high relief. Use your power to penetrate secretsto find your way through.Lucky Days: 10-26Lucky Numbers 17-41

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21: The full moonon the 16th brings you some much sought after re-lief—a critical insight regarding the way forwardfor the rest of the year; 2016 has been a challengeas Saturn continues to push you toward more re-sponsible paths and projects, the sort of limitationsthat get on your nerves. Focus on all the wisdomyou’ve acquired so far and not the labor it requiredto achieve it.Lucky Days: 12-16Lucky Numbers: 8-5o7

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20: Don’t be too hardon yourself, you’ve been jugging a difficult set ofcircumstances and strategies while attempting to getwhat you want without seeming grabby. But youcan’t please all of the people all of the time. Be will-ing to look less than perfect this month. Just remem-ber this quote from the writer Jack Heath: “Betterthe devil you know than the devil you don’t.”Lucky Days: 13-39Lucky Numbers: 8-55

AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 19: It’s time to start adiary or journal—you’re buzzing with new ideasand insights—riding high on inspiration, but how tocatalog it all? Organization becomes critical on the16th when the full moon sets everything spinningand you feel like you’re pulled in five different di-rections at the same time. Prioritize projects tosoothe your mind, and leave the rest to fate.Lucky Days: 2-12Lucky Numbers: 31-48

PISCES: Feb. 20-Mar. 20: With Saturn moving for-ward now it’s easier for you to face hard truths aboutyour career. Your skills and talents need to emergeout of the shadows; now’s the time to launch yourboat, the tide is in your favor and many of yourfriends and family members are rooting for you, too.The only question to ponder is the best sort of inspi-ration to sustain you for the long haul.Lucky Days: 5-25Lucky Numbers: 3-39

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in the remaining 47 cards that will give

you a high pair and a 20 coin pay out.

The last possible result is the one you

are praying for; namely, drawing the king

of diamonds, which will give you a royal

flush and a big 4,000 coin pay out. (There

is only 1 king of diamond in the 47 re-

maining cards; therefore, the odds of this

happening are 1/47.)

There are no other possible winning

hands when you hold a J-Q-A-10 in hearts

and draw one card (e.g., you can’t get two

pair, or four-of-a-kind or even a straight

flush).

I’ve tabulated the possible results of

drawing one card to the Jh-Qh-Ah-10h in

the table below. The first column shows

the possible winning results, the second

column summarizes the number of times

you could get each result, the next column

shows the probability of getting each re-

sult, and the fourth column is the product

of the probability times the payoff. If you

sum the last column, you arrive at an ex-

pected value (or EV) of 92 coins. The lat-

ter is the average payback you can expect

when drawing one card to a four-card

royal flush, after an infinite number of tri-

als.

Result #Times Probability Winning Payoff EVHigh Pair 9 9/47 5 coins 0.957Straight 3 3/47 20 coins 1.276Flush 7 7/47 30 coins 4.468Royal Flush 1 1/47 4,000 coins 85.106

Total EV 91.81

Putting this into perspective, let’s as-

sume you are a dollar player playing $5

per hand (max coins). If you decided to

hold the paying flush, your return will be

a certain $30. If instead, you decide to

hold the four-card royal flush, your aver-

age payback will be about $92. Yes, some

of the times you will win nothing when

you draw one card and don’t get a royal

flush, flush, straight, or high pair (that will

happen 27 times out of 47); other times,

you’ll get a flush and win $30 (probability

7/47), or get a $20 payoff for a straight

(3/47), a $5 payout for a high pair (9/47),

and, if you are lucky, a whopping $4,000

payout for a royal flush (1/47).

When you average all the possible pay-

outs for this hand times the probability

that each winning hand will occur, your

average payback will be $92, which is

slightly more than three times the certain

$30 payback for holding the paying flush.

Unless you plan to play one video poker

hand in your lifetime, a $92 average pay-

back in the long run (by tossing the win-

ning flush) is a whole lot better than a

certain $30 payback (by holding the

flush).

Henry Tamburin, Ph.D. is the author of the UltimateGuide to Blackjack (blog.888casino.com/casino-guides/blackjack), editor of the Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter (www.bjinsider.com), lead instructor forthe Golden Touch Blackjack course, and host ofsmartgaming.com. For a free three-month subscrip-tion to his blackjack newsletter, go to www.bjin-sider.com/freetrial. To receive his free CasinoGambling Catalog, call 1-888-353-3234 or visitwww.smartgaming.com.

Video Poker■ Tossing a dealt winning hand

Most of the time when you are dealt a

winning hand when you play video poker,

you should hold all the cards and happily

watch your credit meter increase by the

amount of the payoff. But always holding

a dealt winning hand isn’t necessarily the

right play to make in all cases. Take for

example the following hand (assume you

are playing Jacks or Better).

Jh-Qh-Ah-6h-10h

Well congratulations, you were just

dealt a paying flush in hearts. For a five-

coin wager, the payback is 30 coins on a

9/6 Jacks or Better machine (or 25 coins

if you happen to be playing a short-pay 9/5

or 8/5 game). But wait a minute! If you

take another look at this hand, you’ll no-

tice it also contains four cards to the royal

flush (10-J-Q-A of hearts). It’s tempting to

take that certain 30-coin profit right then

and there rather than take the risk of going

for the royal flush and possibly ending up

with a zero payoff. (As the saying goes,

“a bird in the hand is worth two in the

bush.” Really?)

If you hold a four-card royal flush, here

are the possible results when you draw one

card.

You could draw another heart, which

will give you a paying flush. There are 13

hearts per deck. You hold five of them in

your hand; therefore, there are 7 hearts left

in the remaining 47 undealt cards that

would give you a paying flush. (This ex-

cludes the K of hearts, the card you need

for the royal flush. The seven cards that

would give you a flush are the 2-3-4-5-7-

8-9 of hearts). If you drew one of those

seven cards, you’d get paid 30 coins.

Another possibility is you could get a

straight when you draw to the four-card

royal flush. In the above hand, if you drew

a king in spades, clubs, or diamonds you

would end up with a straight that pays 20

coins.

A third possibility is to draw another

jack, queen, or ace that would give you a

high pair for a five-coin payout. There are

four of each of those cards in a deck. You

hold three of them in your hand. There-

fore, there are nine of these high cards left

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