Bingo: The King of the Mornings the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Inspired by a true story, "Bingo: The King of the Mornings" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto (Vladimir Brichta) is an artist looking for his place under the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother (Ana Lúcia Torre), a stage artist in the 50's. Restless in his search for applause, he finds a chance to conquer the crowds when he becomes "BINGO", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader's TV shows for children in
National Bingo Game the club. However, as these are independent agreements made between players the National Bingo Game Association, as operator of the game, has no official role in resolving such disputes. Over the past 25 years there have also been a couple of occasions where underage players have gained admission to a participating club and purchased tickets for the National Bingo Game. As clubs are managed by independent operators the National Bingo Game has no direct control over this issue, however, operators are extremely diligent in trying to ensure no underage gambling takes place. Players participating in the National Bingo Game must