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NOT ALL WIGHT FOR UNDER AGE PLAYER

13/03/2006

A 17-year-old girl has seen her bingo dreams turn to dust after being denied a massive £200,000 bingo jackpot win.

The unnamed girl was playing at the Commodore Club in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, when she hit the full house in just 35 numbers.

One player sitting close to the teenager at the time of her 'win' said: "When she called 'house' people thought she must have made a mistake and only got a single line of numbers.

"I am sure she had no idea how big a win she was in for. When it was announced, everyone cheered. She got a standing ovation."

But her jubilation turned to utter despondency when club officials found out that, not yet being 18, she had broken UK gaming laws.

A spokesman for the National Bingo Games Association (NBGA) commented: "The young woman had joined the Commodore Club that evening, signing a declaration that she was 18.

"Subsequently the club and the NBGA were informed that she was only 17 and therefore not legally old enough to join a club and play bingo. The legal age is 18, therefore the claim was invalid and the prize cannot be paid to her."

Instead of making one teenager very happy, a man from London, who reached bingo in 36 numbers, will be the lucky recipient of the big cash prize.

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