Bingo games. (News in Brief).Saskatoon/Calgary--First Bishop Albert Legatt of Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. , SK, then Bishop Frederick Henry Frederick Henry, 1584–1647, prince of Orange; son of William the Silent by Louise de Coligny. He became stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands upon the death (1625) of his brother Maurice of Nassau. of Calgary, AB, recently urged Catholic organizations to end bingo bingoGame of chance played with cards having a grid of numbered squares corresponding to numbered balls drawn at random. When a number on the card is drawn, the players cover that number (should they have it); the game is won by covering a certain number of squares in a row as a fundraiser. Many people see bingo as an innocent form of entertainment not at all comparable to casinos and lotteries. Often it is the only fundraiser available to Catholic groups. However, the two bishops believe that bingos are now part of the culture of gambling. |
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