King of the Bingo Game

When looking at these quotes, it is clear that the main character is controlled by a force greater than himself. By engaging himself in bingo, a luck of the draw and completely unpredictable game he gets to blame the outcome of his life on something he cannot control. When it says, "he felt vaguely that his whole life was determined by the bingo wheel,” i think that the author is just symbolizing life - to a gamble. No one can predict one's own life, and if there is such a thing as fate, the only being who knows what it is - is God. Therefore, when he says that the wheel is God, i believe that he is just saying that because it has a way of predicting his life, similarly to God. He gets trapped into the chase of the Jackpot and is devastated at the loss of the "love of his life" Laura and gives in to gambling to give him hope which can make him move on. I don't think that he wins the jackpot because he didn't take enough responsibility for the course of his life. Yes, maybe there is such a thing as fate - but one can steer one's life in any certain direction.