A spokesperson for Save Our Bingo has said there is concern that a bill that will reduce the amount of money paid out on a bingo win will force many bingo halls to close.
She said she was unsure of the exact number of bingo halls but it "is a lot" and could be in the hundreds. She said: "A lot of people down the country, and in Dublin, use this as their only outlet. They only go to bingo. They don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do anything else.A protest arranged by the Save our Bingo campaign group is under way outside Leinster House.
"I don't accept that bingo halls would be forced to close as a result. It has always been the case under the 1956 Gaming and Lotteries Act that a bingo operator could act as an agent of a lottery licence holder but that licence holder must be a charitable or philanthropic cause. This is not changing."
Proper hardcore militants. The Gardai should have kicked them off the streets. But were probably shitting themselves.
They're going to try to ban bingo and allow the money lenders to operate, you couldn't make this crap up!!!
First the Farmers and now our Auld Ma Jesus this Government certainty knows how to be popular, LEAVE THEIR BINGO ALONE bingo
Good god it must be a slow news day if this is making the headlines.
And how nice to see, people of all ages in support, 23, 64, 48, 71 and 88. Wait....HOUSE!
Don’t mess with bingo ladies
Aww FAIR PLAY to them😀👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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