Thanks in part to a new big-event system through which players can purchase boards and reserve seats in advance, check-in lines and wait times were smaller than usual. The crowd was electric throughout the event, with players seeming to hang on every number. One, named Heather, came all the way from California and took home a $15,000 prize. In all, there were more than two dozen winners. Just over 1,800 players participated in the July 24 event- the largest bingo crowd we’ve had since the casino reopened following the COVID-19 shutdown. The event, which doled out a total of $350,000 in cash prizes, ended with Greg from Albany taking home $100,000-then parading around the bingo hall for a victory lap. The most recent big game certainly fit that bill. “We try our best to make it as fun as possible,” says Samantha Archer, director of bingo operations. If that wasn’t exciting enough, our beloved bingo bivouac is now the site of two black-light late-night games: One that plays like a 1980s dance party and another that thumps like a nightclub. 1 bingo hall.įirst, Turning Stone Resort Casino’s recent $350,000 Summer Bingo Blowout started with a raucous cheer and ended with one man celebrating a six-figure haul by high-fiving everyone in sight. It’s a big, bold, bingo summer at New York State’s No.
