Cavernous to the uninitiated, the new hall, at 30,000 square feet, actually is smaller than its 50,000-square-foot predecessor, which seated around 3,000 people.īut the new hall's definitely better lit, Karen Irish said. Wednesday - opening day - the bingo hall was filling up quite nicely, its occupants - seemingly older Baby Boomers for the most part -settling on chairs on either side of long rows of tables.