Bonnie wanted to host bingo to promote her MLM essential oils brand, Megaya.
In almost no states in America, you can legally host a casino night that awards a cash prize, as it requires a bingo license and limits the total cash prizes to around $2,000-$3,000.
The police chief wanted his wife to win the surprise round because she loves to gamble and has never won at the event before.
Yvonne agreed to let Bonnie host bingo next year to appease the police chief after the surprise round debacle, which involved rigging bingo for his wife.
The police chief took his wife to Monte Carlo, the capital of gambling, thinking she would win, despite her gambling addiction, which indicates a lack of understanding of her problem.
When you cheat at bingo, the house always wins. Danielle Henderson joins us again for a story about how far parents will go to raise money for their kids' soccer team—and to gamble.
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