AK: Bingo

Photo by Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska

Every other week, a bright pink sign pops up along Unalaska’s main road advertising a makeshift gambling parlor. In hand-painted black lettering, it lays out the stakes and discourages any young whippersnappers under 19 from even trying to participate. This game is very much for grownups. For two years, KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez has driven by it and wondered what exactly went on there. Now, she takes us into the ­­­­­seedy underbelly of Unalaska’s senior center.

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