Court Gives The Decision Over Bingo Dispute

Tania Burnett who had won a bingo jackpot has also won the confidence of the court, as she is now not required to give a penny to her friends who were with her on the night. After around 2 years of the incident, the matter has now been settled.

The dilemma began when Tania Burnett won £101,211 at a Bingo club in Plymouth. She was all glad, but a disagreement with her former friends Abigail Stacey and Stacey Wilson led to Tania's depression. The former close friends claimed that Tania had agreed to share any wining amount with them. The argument moved on and the three friends approached the courts. Lord Justice May has exempted Tania Burnett from sharing the winning amount with her friends on the grounds that it was a casual conversation between the friends and no agreement was made. Tania had accepted that they had 'discussed' about sharing the winning amount, but that cannot be legally binding. In the UK, Bingo has become a passion for its fans. The idea of the game is to feel relaxed and to have fun. It should be played much more as a social gathering with a light atmosphere. But as its popularity is increasing, it has started involving large amounts of cash. In many places, Bingo has become a big business and people play earnestly with a hope to win the targeted jackpot. Tania Burnett won the prize of 6 figures, but lost two of her close friends.