Apr 22, 2013

Canoe, a bingo hall on Madrid's Paseo de la Castellana, was buzzing with activity at 11pm on a recent Wednesday. A young woman began calling out the numbers. The house had sold 238 cards at two euros each for this game alone. Just four minutes later, someone yelled "Bingo!" from the back of the hall. His takings: 276 euros. Shortly after, two men walked out of...