Bingo (UK)

Bingo is a game of probability in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers. Bingo became increasingly more popular across the UK with more purpose-built bingo halls opened every year until 2005. Since 2005, Bingo Halls have seen a marked decline in revenues and the closure of many halls. The number of bingo clubs in Britain has dropped from nearly 600 in 2005 to under 400 as of January, 2014. These closures are blamed on high taxes, the smoking ban, and the rise in on-line gambling, amongst other things.

The game is thought to have begun in Italy in the 16th century. Bingo is believed to have migrated to France, Great Britain, and other parts of Europe in the 18th century. Players mark off numbers on a ticket as they are randomly called out, in order to achieve a winning combination. Bingo originates from the Italian lottery, Il Gioco del Lotto d'Italia. From Italy, the game spread to France and was known as Le Lotto, played by the French aristocracy. Tombola was used in nineteenth-century Germany as an educational tool to teach children multiplication tables, spelling, and even history.

Bingo

Bingo or B-I-N-G-O may refer to:

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Bingo (Better Call Saul)

"Bingo" is the seventh episode of the first season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul, the spinoff series of Breaking Bad. The episode aired on March 16, 2015.

Plot

At the police station, Jimmy and Mike return the notepad to Detective Abbasi, claiming they found it in the parking lot. Despite Abbasi's accusations against Mike, his partner Detective Sanders privately assures Mike that he has little to fear. Jimmy finds Chuck standing outside his home, claiming to build up tolerance to electromagnetic fields outdoors as he feels useless. Jimmy stores some legal documents at Chuck's house with an ulterior motive for him to get involved in cases. Jimmy brings Kim to an office suite he is considering for his practice and asks her to join him as his partner. She turns him down due to her loyalty to Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill.

Later, Kim meets with the Kettlemans and proposes a plea deal that involves a sixteen month prison sentence, returning the $1.6 million in embezzled money, and an admission of guilt. Since losing a trial would mean a thirty year prison sentence for Craig, she recommends this course of action. However, Betsy flatly rejects the deal, maintaining her husband's innocence and denying that there is any money to return. They fire Kim and seek out Jimmy for legal counsel. Jimmy initially urges them to accept Kim's deal, but Betsy blackmails him by pointing out that their "retainer" paid to Jimmy would implicate him taking a bribe. While picking up records from HHM, Jimmy discovers that Kim has been demoted as a result of losing the Kettlemans as clients.

Bingo (nickname)

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