bingo funds on hold while blooper from tv broadcast is investigated
WINNIPEG —
A group running a charity TV bingo game in Manitoba said no ball was missing in the game last Saturday.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the pro-min Awards Bingo said it realized that on the radio, the bingo machine\'s desktop appeared to be missing one of 75 balls.
It is said that they only knew this mistake in their 30 s.
The minute show to correct the problem, but said it discussed the event with all the people involved and believed that every ball in the machine was there.
The statement says all balls are taken into account at the end of the game, so it thinks one of the balls is already in the machine before the game starts.
Nevertheless, the company says it understands that provincial gaming officials need to conduct appropriate investigations and that game funds will be held until the Manitoba Liquor betting and cannabis authority completes its investigation.
The relative\'s accumulated bonus bingo apologized for the mistake and said that the bingo will proceed normally this weekend.
The prize for last Saturday\'s game was $372,229.