“Bufet” Bingo

Do not call it Bingo, called it "Bufet".

In a California town called "Santa Clarita" a group of senior citizens meet every week to play bingo, sorry, I mean to play "bufet". It is exactly the same bingo game that we all know only with a different name, taken from the restaurant where they play.

Bufet Bingo began 11 years ago as entertainment for senior citizens in town. They wanted to give them something that was really fun and thought about bingo, but decided to call it a different name and that is how this unusual name was born.

The bingo caller is a cheerful blonde who calls the balls with the same enthusiasm of an auctioneer. She made her first bet playing Keno when she was 32 years old and says that since that time she hit a streak of luck that has not ended. "I am a lucky person," she says. "I have lots of lucky numbers."

These passionate bingo players do not play for money but instead the prizes are gift cards; they just want to enjoy their favorite game, share it with friends and enjoy complimentary drinks offered by the restaurant. They meet on Monday morning to socialize but the socializing must occur between games because when the numbers start to be called the room is totally silent. The silence is only interrupted when someone yells bingo.

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