Category: Bingo

Texas did not simply decide that bingo was harmless. The state’s general restrictions on gambling remain broad, but voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing bingo when it benefits charity. The Legislature then adopted the Bingo Enabling Act, which set the…

At the federal level, bingo is generally not a prohibited activity. Federal statutes rarely criminalize ordinary, intrastate charity or social bingo; most regulation and enforcement happens at the state or local level. When federal law can apply Federal law creates…