Chances Casino Kelowna has shut down bingo for good - and some customers are not happy.
Owner Stan Walt made the announcement on the casinosa国际传媒檚 website on Aug. 15, citing declining attendance numbers and living under a pandemic for over two years as reasons for the permanent discontinuation of bingo operations.
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Casinos across B.C. were shut down in March of 2020 due to COVID-19, a forced government closure that lasted 16 months. Walt said that despite Chances surviving the closure, it has sa国际传媒渞e-emerged looking different than when it was closed.sa国际传媒�
Players took to Facebook, where the announcement was also posted, to give their two cents, with some vowing to take their business elsewhere.
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sa国际传媒淰ery disappointed with this considering Kamloops and Salmon Arm still have bingo at their facilities,sa国际传媒� reads another.
Others were more nostalgic and reminiscent.
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