The History of Bingo
- 1530 Italy - Bingo started out in Italy in 1530. At this time it was a lottery type game, known as "Lo Giuoco Code Lotto" or "Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia". To this day it is still played in Italy each Saturday.
- 1778 France - In 1778, the french version of the game arrived in France played by wealthy Frenchmen.
- 1880 Germany - The game of Bingo reaches Germany, whereby the game is used as a teaching method for educational purposes teaching maths, spelling and history.
- 1929 North America - The game reaches America known as "beano", where players place beans on the number with the objective of forming a straight line in any direction. The winner shouts "Beano!" when this is achieved. A salesman by the name of Edwin S. Lowe, learns of the game and achieves success in promoting the game by renaming the game bingo.
- 1930 North America - The salesman, Mr. Lowe hires a Columbia University maths professor Carl Leffler to increase the number of combinations in bingo cards to 6000. This project allegedly drives the professor insane.
- 1934 North America - In 1934 the church began the coordination of Bingo games, with the permission of Mr. Lowe, for charitable purposes. From this point on the game increases significantly in popularity.
- 1968 - In 1968, the game of bingo is included in the Gaming Act.
- 1986 - A National Game of bingo is launched in the UK
- 2007 - More than 3 million people play bingo in bingo halls, with online bingo increasing in popularity.
Filed under History of Bingo by Syntium Interactive.
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