I love casino resorts because they are like small villages – all under one roof. If gaming doesn’t appeal to you, the resort offers much more. Since opening in 1993, Turning Stone has become one of the top five tourist destinations in New York State. This means you only have to bet $5 per game, which makes it less of a risk to try a new table game, and makes the fun last longer before your money runs out! When I visited on a Friday afternoon, table minimums were as low as $5. Turning Stone Casino has a full slate of table games and a continually updated variety of gaming machines. None of us won bingo, but my aunt did win $160 at the slot machines. It’s even a bit stressful, but in a fun, adrenaline- producing way. You might need a diamond, or a frame, or an Indian Star, or four corners and an X, or Railroad Tracks (aka two horizontal lines). You don’t win by getting a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. They had pre-stamped all 20+ of their bingo game boards so that they knew exactly what numbers were needed to make the winning pattern.īingo is not just bingo, I found out.

Two women sitting across the table from me smiled knowingly. I floundered to get my game boards in order and buy an ink blotter to mark my cards.

This year, we met at Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino in the heart of upstate New York. But my aunts and I play once a year – or less – when we plan a girls’ getaway. If you play bingo often, you know the drill. “OK, what do I do?” I asked breathlessly after greeting them with hugs. I spotted them at a table, their bingo sheets laid out in an organized fashion in front of them. I rushed quietly into the Bingo Hall and scanned the room for my aunts.

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