1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffiancathyduncanhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/cathyduncan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hbUgFAsm3I"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2014/03/21/full-house-at-cardiffs-bingo-halls/">Full house at Cardiff's bingo halls</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2014/03/21/full-house-at-cardiffs-bingo-halls/embed/#?secret=hbUgFAsm3I" width="600" height="338" title="“Full house at Cardiff's bingo halls” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="hbUgFAsm3I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> George Osborne’s announcement in his budget speech on Wednesday that Bingo tax was to be cut to 10 per cent was greeted with mocking jeers of “house” by MPs. But every night in bingo halls up and down the land, the same call is followed by cheers instead. It’s a busy Thursday evening at just one such hall, Club 3000 Bingo in Gabalfa, and there’s barely a spare seat to be found in the garish triple-decker arena. The punters fall […]