{"id":3564,"date":"2014-03-21T10:50:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T10:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2014-03-21T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T10:50:41","slug":"full-house-at-cardiffs-bingo-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/21\/full-house-at-cardiffs-bingo-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"Full house at Cardiff&#039;s bingo halls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BingoStephenSelf.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3567\" alt=\"Bingo(StephenSelf)\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BingoStephenSelf-1024x745.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3567\" alt=\"Bingo(StephenSelf)\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BingoStephenSelf-1024x745.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nGeorge Osborne\u2019s announcement in his budget speech on Wednesday that Bingo tax was to be cut to 10 per cent was greeted with mocking jeers of \u201chouse\u201d by MPs.<br \/>\nBut every night in bingo halls up and down the land, the same call is followed by cheers instead. It\u2019s a busy Thursday evening at just one such hall, Club 3000 Bingo in Gabalfa, and there\u2019s barely a spare seat to be found in the garish triple-decker arena.<br \/>\nThe punters fall silent as the numbers from an electronic screen are read out by a young lady who sadly neglects the classic bingo calls &#8211; there\u2019s no \u201clegs 11\u201d or \u201ctwo little ducks\u201d and no balls either, technology has done away with them.<br \/>\nIn between games, there\u2019s a buzz as people chat to those sat around them, some congratulating others, some jokingly cursing their luck.<br \/>\nOver the last few days columnists and politicos have been filling twitter and column inches with arguments about whether Osborne\u2019s \u201cbeer and bingo\u201d budget is patronising, but most in the hall couldn\u2019t care less. They\u2019ve come for the company, and a night out of the house.<br \/>\nFor some, getting out of the house is especially important. It\u2019s only Stephen Self\u2019s second visit to the hall, but he\u2019s come to help take his mind off the sudden death of his wife, just a few weeks ago.<br \/>\nStephen, 55 and from north Cardiff, says the social atmosphere has helped.<br \/>\n\u201cThe people here are really nice. I\u2019ve had a chat with some nice people and I\u2019ll be coming back. \u201cI was told by my three kids to get out of the house, and it\u2019s been good to see people and think about something else. The only thing is, I haven\u2019t had much luck yet, but to be honest I don\u2019t think it really matter if you win or not.\u201d<br \/>\nStephen\u2019s philosophical outlook is shared by Caerau pensioners Rita Owen and Pauline Power. They\u2019ve been coming weekly for two years and agree it\u2019s the company that counts.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a night out with the girls, people always like a night out,\u201d says Pauline, 66.<br \/>\nBingo industry bosses have greeted the tax cut with much fanfare, but Rita and Pauline aren\u2019t convinced. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to make any difference to us,\u201d says Rita, 76. \u201cThey\u2019re not going to put the prizes up!\u201d she added.<br \/>\nDespite Osborne\u2019s claim his tax cut is to help a struggling industry &#8211; hundreds of clubs have closed in the last few decades &#8211; Rita and Pauline say they\u2019ve not noticed a decline in the last few years.<br \/>\nTestament to their claims is the fact there\u2019s not an empty seat in the hall, until one lucky soul calls \u201chouse\u201d. The hundreds chatter loudly as they slowly file out, though not many are talking about the \u201cbeer and bingo\u201d budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Osborne\u2019s announcement in his budget speech on Wednesday that Bingo tax was to be cut to 10 per cent was greeted with mocking jeers of \u201chouse\u201d by MPs. But every night in bingo halls up and down the land, the same call is followed by cheers instead. It\u2019s a busy Thursday evening at just one such hall, Club 3000 Bingo in Gabalfa, and there\u2019s barely a spare seat to be found in the garish triple-decker arena. 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