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Bois Forte Band holds final bingo session after 26-year run

The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota is holding its last bingo game tonight.

The Fortune Bay Resort Casino got its start with bingo 26 years ago. But the tribe said it was time to end the games.

“We have to make the right business decisions, which include how to best use the space for guests," general manager Norm Adams said in a statement, The Duluth News Tribune reported.

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Bingo's last call tonight at Fortune Bay (The Duluth News Tribune 1/30)

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