WACO, Texas (KWTX) – It’s now been almost 10 months since Buckeye Bingo, a beloved bingo hall in Waco, was devastated by a fire, forcing them to close their doors.
In February, just a couple months after the fire, Buckeye Bingo was able to reopen at the Mojo Waco.
“It was really exciting when we opened back up in February to see the support that we got from the customers,” owner Connie Goff said.
But the excitement was short lived, Connie sharing that in April her father, the previous owner, sadly passed away.
“The Buckeye Bingo LLC had to be… redesignated,” she explained, leading them to have to close the bingo hall once again until everything was resolved.
“It was June 29th we had to announce that we were closing…very unexpectedly,” shared her son, Travis Goff.
But now that it is and Connie is the sole owner, she says they are planning to reopen very soon.
“We plan on having a grand re-reopening on… our tentative date right now is October the 19th,” she said, adding that they’ll have food trucks, a $5,000 mega ball, and lots of other exciting things.
Connie says this is something that wouldn’t be possible without all of their amazing employees and customers, who stuck with them through it all.
“It’s been a long road and without their support we wouldn’t have our Buckeye Bingo,” she shared.
As for the original building, it has now been torn down… its concrete base the only sign of where it once stood.
“The city deemed that it was a complete and total loss and they said that it needed to be destroyed,” Connie explained.
Adding that they do not plan to rebuild, a very difficult decision for her since it was their home for 24 years. “It was very emotional, there were a lot of memories there,” she shared.
But wherever they are, Connie says it will still be the same Buckeye Bingo her parents created when they bought the place in 2000.
“My intentions are to continue their vision with the love and the integrity that they built,” Connie said.
They will now be permanently located at Mojo Waco, which is at 2214 S 15th St. in Waco. More details on the re-opening will be shared on Buckeye Bingo’s Facebook page.
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