Bingo, with its familiar rules, novelty number calls (“legs 11”, “two ducks swimming”) and social setting, has long had a reputation as harmless and friendly. Also called “housie”, bingo is a game in ...

Bingo is back - and it's here to stay for now. Sitting in a musky hall with patterned sticky carpets, a caller with an obnoxiously creased shirt and a demographic that is of God's waiting room. But, ...