Trace Smith has worked with charitable bingo since 1988. Over the past three decades, Smith has handled nearly all duties in the bingo halls, from washing tables, working the floor, calling, running the cashier’s stand, to managing the hall and serving as a member of the Bingo Interest Group.
Outside of bingo, Smith devotes his time to local charities. He is the current president of Texas Charity Advocates and has served two terms as the state president for the Improved Order of Red Men. His personal goal is to maximize charitable net proceeds, so that the charities that play bingo in Texas can continue to serve their local communities.
Tommy Duncan has nearly 20 years of experience with charitable bingo in Texas. As vice president of K&B Sales, Inc. one of the first licensed distributors in Texas, Duncan is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing efforts in the Houston area; as well as leading the company’s exclusive pull-tab game design efforts.
Since starting with K&B Sales, Inc. in 2001, he has worked with more than 500 charitable, veteran and fraternal organizations throughout the state, delivering millions of dollars in charitable contributions to Texans.
Jason Pohl is the hall manager at Brazos Bingo, where he has worked since March 1999. Pohl started with the bingo hall as a floor worker before being promoted to a cashier and caller in 2001. He was elevated to his current role in 2004.
Jason graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2003 with a degree in History and a minor in Sociology.
Melodye Green has been involved with Texas Charitable Bingo since 1989. Over the years, she has been a member or an officer of multiple nonprofit groups that benefit from charitable bingo. In addition, she serves as a commercial lessor at bingo halls in Dallas, Duncanville, Everman, Hillsboro and Irving.
Green received a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University before attending the University of North Texas to pursue a master's.
Veronica Uriegas joins the Bingo Advisory Committee with a specific interest to learn how rules and regulations are created at the state level and how to communicate issues that affect the bingo industry to the Texas Lottery Commission staff.
Uriegas has been involved with charitable bingo since 1990 and has worked every position a bingo hall consists of during her 30-plus years of engagement. Raised in Austin, Uriegas cares deeply about her local community. She currently operates two bingo halls in Austin and has been a licensed charitable lessor since the early 1990s.
Floyd Olive has 37 years of work experience in the bingo and gaming industry. He joined Everi Games, Inc. as an account executive in May 2023, providing sales support to customers in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. Prior to his current role, Olive spent 28 years with Video King, where he logged 15 years in a lead technical support role, assisting customers in the U.S. and on military bases globally. He was promoted to regional sales manager in 2011 and continued in that capacity until Video King was acquired by Everi Games in May 2023.
Olive’s work in gaming began with a large bingo operation in Oklahoma, which stretched from 1986 through 1996. While there, he sold bingo paper, pull-tabs, admissions and was promoted to a pull-tab manager position in 1992.
Olive graduated in 1985 from Murray State College with an associate degree in computer science and continued his education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma.
Dr. Demetrick “Tre” Pennie is the President of the National Fallen Officer Foundation, where he advocates for the safety and well-being of law enforcement officers and their families. As a public safety policy consultant for the U.S. Congress, Dr. Pennie has provided expert analysis that has shaped key legislative decisions impacting law enforcement and public safety nationwide.
With over 22 years of experience as a Dallas Police sergeant, he has remained committed to bridging the gap between law enforcement and communities, enhancing public safety, and driving change through education and service.
Dr. Pennie, a U.S. Army veteran and accomplished academic, earned his Doctor of Education from Texas Tech University and now serves as a college professor of criminal justice.
Victor Kuykendoll began his career with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) in 2001 as an enforcement agent and rose through the ranks to serve as the agency’s deputy executive director and executive chief of enforcement, before retiring in 2023.
A former criminal investigator with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Kuykendoll is also a veteran who served his country in the United States Coast Guard Reserves. He is currently employed by Midway ISD as a safety specialist and has served on several law enforcement committees, including as the chair of the Texas Police Chiefs Association State Law Enforcement Executives Committee and the chair of TABC’s Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Board.
Kuykendoll holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Tarleton State University and earned a master’s Peace Officer License from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). He also graduated from the Institute of Law Enforcement Administration’s 57th School of Executive Leadership.
Audrey Walter started the bingo program at the Henry T. Rainey American Legion in Lockhart at the conclusion of the COVID pandemic. During this time, she learned much about the administration required while gaining valuable experience in implementing and executing bingo policies and procedures in accordance with state laws.
Born and raised in Austin, and a bingo player all her adult life, Walter has been involved with the Alaska Gaming Commission and multiple Texas bingo locations. Her goal is to absorb knowledge and best practices of the game to assist in improving procedures for future players.
BAC Meeting: The Bingo Advisory Committee Meeting previously scheduled for June 4, 2025 at 10:00am is cancelled.
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