Bingo hall culture has made it to the Internet's center stage! Vox columnist, Rachel Kramer Bussel, describes her relationship with money, and how she sees her time playing bingo as a form of stress relief.
Bussel describes her time playing bingo as an escape from her day-to-day worries, into an environment of whimsy and collective excitement, where players help each other and cheer each other on:
Bingo makes me feel like I’m an active participant who, with a combination of luck and alertness, has a chance of winning. Bingo is full of colorful markers, breathless anticipation, and quick reflexes, surrounded by people who are a little more relaxed than the average casino-goer. Regular players give advice to newcomers, call out happy birthday to each other, and root for their friends as much as themselves. What I’ve learned is that I don’t actually love gambling; I love bingo.
The Goods, by Vox, is dedicated to covering consumer goods like food and technology. Read the full article here.
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