With the appearance of a reported 18 (and growing) electronic bingo halls, Jasper has turned into tacky Tunica. The high-class veneer and grand facade opulence of Tunica's multimillion-dollar casinos have been dumbed down and given the Alabama treatment.
There are no fancy steakhouses inside these establishments, but you can have sad-looking hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks. Alcohol is strictly prohibited, dancing too, so the religious can still play bingo without sin. Jesus loves bingo, but not on Sunday.
Some of the armless bandits escaped their humble mom-and-pop beginnings in starved-out restaurants and dead gas stations. They went forth and multiplied by the hundreds in new metal buildings the size of grocery stores. One, still under construction, is similar in structure to a large chicken house.
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