Bingo has been in a free fall since the new regulations were passed July 1, 2010.  Specifically eliminating the Winner Take All games, reducing the total games to 55, and adding up to 6 progressive games.  I have successfully run a bingo game for 26 years, and it has supported our Humane Society which I built from the ground up.  In the past 5 months I have lost money almost consistently, 18 out of 22 weeks. It's bad enough that the economy is already in a tailspin, but now with the new regulations, the general public opinion is "Why go to bingo for 55 games, and pay more money for all of the progressive games".  Many groups have already been forced to give up bingo, with many more considering this idea. Who loses? The non-profits in the state of Virginia that depend on the income from bingo to keep their charities open and running.

We need to bring back Winner Take All games, eliminate the 55 game rule, and reduce the amount of progressive games. Please consider that if all the non-profit charities that rely on bingo for funding go out of business, there will be no reason for an agency like yours to regulate the bingo operations in the State of Virgina.  Therefore, everyone loses.