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TIF: Wagering Insecurity – Part 5, Bingo


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This is Part 5 of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation's (TIF) series “Wagering Insecurity.”

After five years of contemplating possible actions to improve wagering security, nothing of significance materialized. A December 2008 conference session in Arizona served as a perfect synopsis of the failure.

One member of the panel, Kevin Mullally of Gaming Laboratories International, said:

“I came here…to learn a little bit more about why the racing industry had managed to be the only component of the gaming industry that had not implemented any serious oversight to its technology.”

Reached in 2021 for his updated thoughts, Mullally went deeper.

“The only difference (now) is that the tote systems stand out even more (without monitoring) given how technology in the rest of the gaming industry has evolved. Testing is not only ubiquitous in every other sector of gaming but is also without controversy.

“The only aspect about testing of gaming equipment that is controversial is if someone suggests that it is not needed…

“Automated bingo card devices in church basements have more independent monitoring than the tote systems.”

His frustration was shared.

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