Bingo: Faith, Hope & Charity (CBC Documentary by Mark Wright & Naomi Bock)
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- This one hour TV documentary covers the history and story of the game of Bingo. Developed by organized crime and the Catholic Church, Bingo became a multi-billion dollar industry in Canada. It also helped keep poor people in poverty and brought billions of dollars to the church, to convicted criminal families, to private industry and to the government.
"Bingo: Faith, Hope & Charity." Actress Jackie Burroughs hosts this quirky look at the not-so-innocuous world of bingo. Canadians spend 10 times as much on bingo per capita as Americans. Meet bingo addicts, along with the promoters and charities that depend on bingo for cash. Bingo is the dark angel of charity. (CBC Review)
im addicted to watching other people play bingo. what a life i live
Bingo.
better than wasting money paying it yourself.
Dude for real life is strange
This happened to me as well. All the sudden bingo is all over my CZcams.
You are not alone
I don’t know why some have been posting negative comments about this video. I think it’s a good video. It’s saying it like it is. It’s telling the truth. About who benefits. Really benefits. I have this feeling it’s not just the charities that benefit. It’s also helping to pay for the ones wearing the suits and ties! You can bet they are getting some of that money. For their “salaries”. Why most charities that you give to has most of that money going towards the executives salaries that run that charity! They need to get paid too. So their hands are out too. I think Bingo can be addictive. It’s obvious from this video and other videos. They get hooked. It’s an addiction. And the owners of these bingo halls know this. They play off of it. Sad.
“I’m on lower income, but I’m gonna keep buying cigarettes and keep playing bingo!” Brilliant
They weren’t taxed back then like they are nowadays.
And that’s all tobacco taxation is…. A tax on the poor.
(For the record I don’t smoke either) I just call it how it is.
@@BasedinReality1984yeah they should save that $10, it'll really make a huge difference in their life
@@k.j.241 who spends $10 a month on bingo when the cheapest spread of cards is $15 a pop ?? The welfare Mom who went once a week was spending $100 a month and yeah, I bet the $1,200 she could have saved that year would have paid off her overdue dental bill !!
I love how Sister Delia announced him/ herself!!!😂😂😂😂
Im not even that old yet and l wish l was half as interested in something as these people are in bingo.
It's called addiction. It's possible to be passionate about something in life without an addiction. Sadly, Bingo addicts don't know how to find that kind of passion in life.
The irony of gambling if gamble you have less money then if you never gambled in the first place.
that's the stupidity of gambling
Ok this was made in 2000 😮 geez looks much older. Majority are overweight smokers
Is smoking a prerequisite for Bingo playing?
We have bingo halls here in Australia but they are NEVER in a church. They are also only a night game
This looks like it was filmed in the 80s or early 90s
In FNQ we have bingo in the day as well
It was filmed between 1995 - 2000. OLG started Superstar Bingo in March 1997.
From the looks of the computers, it's a really old video.
From the looks of your comment, you seem to be a really young commenter. 😎
@@daniellamcgee4251
You guessed wrong. I liked the video and was just making a comment. I looked it up on IMDb and it was made in 2000. About 23 years old. Again, just stating a fact.
@@sylviap7144the way you worded this with such defense leads me to believe you are no older than 17.
the goverment donating to itself LMAO
her to her friends: yeah im a full time bingo player. Im lucky
How old is the documentary?
Wow how old is this ? lady said she was getting a raise in 2001 LOL
I want to know too.
Mike Harris was premier 1995-2002 so this was probably around 1996 or 1997.
I was thinking the same thing because of the allowed smoking.
The commercial can be found on CZcams under the name "Ontario SuperStar Bingo Commercial 1997" and at @34:00 it's mentioned that it'd been around for about a year and a half. I think it must have been shot around 1998-1999.
Well I admired that man that won 🥇 and gave old mate a tip 👏👏😎sometimes with a mate we go hit high limit slots with a $500 it’s either win 🥇 flop or draw lol 😂 but say we win thousands we always tip the lady that pays us 🥳she’s just a worker like me and my mate who are having a bit of success , and we’ll I’d feel greedy and cruel if I didn’t tip someone 🎉
Are you a chatbot or mentally challenged?
What BOTHERS me about this VIDEO... is the constant talk how people of low income should not be spending their money... FINE... Say and move on... I have counted at least 16 times (different people) in this video saying the same thing, in a different version..... this is boring....
Is there ANY thing Good about Bingo.... OH yeah, it helps charity... That is Good... then talk about that more...
This is the saddest BINGO Video I have ever seen...
Rename the TITLE:
NO ONE WINS at BINGO... Go Home!
No one has the right to tell another how to use their money. There are shopaholics. Are the stores told to close their doors? People drink...
These are adults...
You are right, this is just a way to slam bingo players.
@@bagobeans
EXACTLY...
I play bingo regularly at a local casino. Its cheap! About $15 for the base package, the chances of winning are alot better than the slots! Its a game. Like everything else, it can become expensive! One less pack of cigarettes or six pack of beer a week.
@@wuzhis2184 there are games that exist where you arent a zombie. you ever tried like chess? poker? disc golf?
From all the bingo documentaries I have seen, I have come to the conclusion. No one attractive plays Bingo.
Edit: at 32:53 I stand corrected and may have found my soul mate.
Hey, I play bingo and I'm not ugly, lol.
@@marilynyoung8477 lol
@@marilynyoung8477 wait a minute🤔 do you think your cuter than the girl at 32:53 in this video? Lol
@@coreymacgregor176 you dont want that kind of girl trust me
BTW, we wouldn't need charity bingo if government would manage its resources properly so people would be willing to pay taxes to support the programs these charities provide.
Wow, does this ever take me back. Long before smart phones, could still smoke in a bar, AHHhhhh, good times! I was in my 20's during this time. That lady on assistance looking so young, she's in her 70's now. And most of the seniors (all more than likely) here, they have all passed by now. Child tax credit was 300 per child and came out on the 21st of the month in Ontario during this time, if you wanted to know. I had one child and I put that money into an ReSP from CST directly and my daughter's college was completely paid for by the time it was her time to go. She makes 40$ an hour now. I can't imagine how things would have turned out for her had I taken the money for myself.
What year was this documentary filmed? I can't believe that lady would be in her 70s now.
Canadians received a child tax credit payment every month for an entire childhood? That is good governing! I'm amazed and pleased to know that.🐦☘️
That song about not playing bingo is a banger
What's the positive about organized bingo?
The only ones who will profit big time is the event organizer. How much of that goes to help others or the players ?
Why is every gambling game, always focus on the government?
Why not focus on the poor and help the needy/living poor?
The documentarian has misinterpreted the Gross Household Income graph. It's true that 45 percent of bingo players have incomes of $29,000 and below. But it's also true that 55 percent of bingo players have incomes of $30,000 or more. This includes 25 percent with incomes of $50,000 or higher.
Fact is nearly half of the players are on poverty incomes of $29K or less. $49K is not a good level of income if you have children. I don't think she misrepresented anything as she said most players are from the lower income bands. The lady being interviewed characterised players as middle income and above - which is more misleading. It is in fact - middle income and below.
Today @rickhaydan4344 explains the world that 100 minus 45 does indeed equal 55. Riveting insights!
31:08 there is more negative then positive
3:52 is this Canadian Slint on the soundtrack?
These organizations are not taking advantage of poor people. The poor people CHOOSE to spend their welfare checks on bingo rather than their children
This has to have been filmed in the mid 90s early 2000s…..
i dont know any blackjack players who act like she described.... however, that statement would be more accurate if she had said "poker players" rather than blackjack
VERY DEPRESSING TO WATCH ....😮💨😮💨😮💨
Having some fun and donating to the church, how better can that be❤
joke
I don’t care how churches and the Knights of Columbus spin it, gambling is gambling and the house always wins. Also people regularly playing Bingo also do Keno, scratchers .. all highly addictive wastes of money. With the money spent these folks could hang out with each other a couple nights a week and enjoy movies and dinner in a nice restaurant. I have been to a casino twice in my life both times to see a show. I gambled a small amount both times and won a small amount both times. I wisely took the money I won and left. The bus back to the hotel was full of mostly low income people who obviously couldn’t afford to gamble their rent money away. Two couples on the bus were obviously arguing over losses. It was truly depressing. And yet people still say, “ It’s only Bingo “ They would never say that about Blackjack or sports betting. I support 6 different charities. None of them offer gambling. Can’t raise money for a non-profit without taking advantage of addicted gamblers ?? B !! S !!
I have no problem with lower taxes if gambling makes up for it. Let all these crazy people fund society.
No money but enough to smoke and play Bingo!!! Pathetic!
Catholicism is NOT Christian! John 14:6 KJV. Read you Bibles and ONLY your Bibles, people!
LMFAO! It's all the same BS... FAKE! FICTION!
Wrong.
@@Rusty0LucasRight. The Catholic Church promotes idol worship and it made Mary into a deity.
@@Modokun Wrong.
@@Rusty0Lucas So you think rape the daughter pay the father and she's all yours is perfectly logical?
Deuteronomy 22:28-29
You're a sick puppy! Yeah I know, I know... misinterpretation, blah blah blah. We all know you people twist your doctrines around until it makes sense to you.
You can't do God's work in the devil's way.
Just another "stupid" tax.
These people made the choice to play bingo. No one forced them to play. They are addicted to bingo as those who are addicted to drink or shopping. They are grown adults..
If it wasn't bingo, it would be something else.
The woman with the kids on public assistance, shame on her!!
She may be on assistance, but yet her kids are not suffering? Is that the shame she should suffer?
Her kids are fed and housed, they did not appear in want of anything.
Perhaps the shame ought to be imposed on the judge and not on the innocent!
The money she is spending is not your tax money, it is money your government has printed and gave to her to spend as she sees fit.
Not hating or judging is the right thing, shame is for God to judge.
The director of this video has set the stage of contempt against the church, the poor and bingo, it is a shame this video was ever created...
You keep accusing the filmmakers AND everyone who watched this documentary of looking down on and even hating the people in this film.
ONE … you’re not a mind reader !! So you can’t say what anyone else thinks or feels. TWO, that mother on welfare had outstanding dental bills and her kid needed to pay to play sports at school. It is statistically impossible for her to win back her $100 a month she blows on her gambling habit, which if applied to her dental bill etc would have gotten her out of the hole. Perfectly okay to point that reality out. There are healthier ways to get rid of stress than going to a bingo hall. Honestly your multiple emotional reactions in comment section have me thinking you play bingo a lot and get hassled for it. Absolutely nothing in this documentary is hateful towards people who play bingo. Quite the contrary.
Bingo is a social game that people play for entertainment, with the chance of winning money.
Most people spend more money on dinner and a movie than they do at bingo!
Perhaps if you have a problem with poor people, you could do something about it, this video is definitely not helpful, just because a person is on welfare they should not spend money?
"The poor will always be with us" their is no sin in being poor, the sin is in judging them...
We get it. Your addicted to bingo and everyone who watches this documentary hates people who play bingo. Sheez. Smoke another one dude 😅
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
1 Corinthians 15:3 that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 💖
When you have evidence of that, non-believers will believe you. We know a lot about how the Bible was put together, and it's not very convincing as a document directed by a deity. Especially not with all the contradictions,, and historical and scientific errors. God is supposed to be all-knowing.
Faith, by definition, is belief in something without evidence. People are less likely to go backwards approximately 2000 years, ignore the evidence, forget logic, and have faith in parts of the Bible. So, your religious spamming is futile. All you are doing is proselytising to give you heaven entry points.
Learning, love, loving relationships, people's lives being improved by accepting something I have to offer, knowing who I am, personal growth, experiences, memories, appreciation of the extraordinary odds of being conscious and alive for my lifetime, ... these all give me meaning, value, and joy in living. 💖
يوحنا 14: 6فقال له يسوع: «أنا هو الطريق والحق والحياة. ليس أحد يأتي إلى الآب إلا بي.
1 كورنثوس 15: 3 أن المسيح مات من أجل خطايانا حسب الكتاب المقدس ، وأنه دفن ، وأنه قام مرة أخرى في اليوم الثالث وفقا للكتب المقدسة.
63 views in 4 months!
The video is in very bad taste, full of contempt for the poor and for the Church!
Contempt ?? It was obvious the filmmakers were sympathetic and calling out these churches and the Canadian Government for taking advantage of people with Bingo. You must have watched a different documentary.
63 views? Look again...
when was this filmed?
playing the devils game, justifying the evils at the same "giving to " to "charity's" LOOOOLL in other words in their pockets!!
🎰 ~ Bingo funding charities is really important, is that way when the players are Flat broke at the end of the month they can go to the charities for money. LMAO.