TV Bingo

TV Bingo is an Australian television series of 1965. Aired in Sydney only on station TCN-9, it was a half-hour game show in which viewers at home played bingo for prizes. It was hosted by David Paterson, and aired in a daytime time-slot.

Controversy

The legality of the series was questioned, given that the prizes given exceeded the legal limits for bingo games, additionally the series was blamed for causing a decline in the takings by charitable bingo games.[1] Eventually TCN-9 agreed to cease broadcasting the series,[2] while ATN-7, which had introduced a similar show, suspended their series after three episodes.[3] A similar programme airing in Newcastle was also suspended.[4]

References
  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pg0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7057%2C3157073
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qw0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5364%2C5866471
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rg0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4656%2C7258345
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qw0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810%2C5866691
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