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Mecca Bingo campaigning to make bingo an Olympic sport31 March 2016(PRESS RELEASE) -- The familiar cry of "on your marks" could soon become "eyes down" at the world's biggest sporting events, as Mecca Bingo leads the campaign for the game to be recognized as an official sport by the International Olympic Committee. Mecca Bingo, one of the largest bingo operators in the U.K., has today launched a call for the Olympics to declare the number based entertainment a sport by the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. To launch its campaign, Mecca Bingo has written on behalf of its fans to the games' committee in order to formally begin the application process for Olympic accreditation. Within its letter, Mecca Bingo argues that the alertness, dexterity, observational skills and good sportsmanship required to play the game make it the perfect candidate to be recognized as a sport. What's more, bingo fulfills many of the other criteria laid out by the Olympic Committee when considering new games for inclusion, including popularity in a large number of regions across the world, affordability in terms of practicing and playing the game, as well as having a set of easy to understand rules. "Successful bingo playing requires a steady hand, intense concentration and mental agility; three attributes that most athletes are keen to possess and that our members have by the bucketload," said Mecca Bingo's Lesly Clifford. "All of the factors which make for a great game of bingo are evident within the criteria set by the committee and we are proud to launch this campaign today. "We'll be working hard to demonstrate that the beloved British game of bingo is an ideal addition to the roster of sports set to be played at the next games. Our members and I'm sure many other bingo fans will all be crossing everything that this campaign is a full house success and that we hear cries of 'eyes down' when the Olympics lands in Tokyo in 2020." To attend a Mecca Club you do need to be aged 18 years or over and be a customer of Mecca Bingo.
Mecca Bingo campaigning to make bingo an Olympic sport
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