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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The History Of Bingo

By: Jason Acidre


The origins of the game bingo takes us back in 1530, when the first ever recorded game similar to bingo (it was a lottery game called "Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia") was played in Italy. In the late 1770s, a similar game surfaced in France, called "Le Lotto", where only the aristocrats were privileged to play. Later, a game was also played in Germany but with an educational twist for children. It became a game used to make learning math, history and spelling more enjoyable and easy. It's not until 1929 when Edwin Lowe, a New York toy salesman discovered the game which then led to its introduction in the U.S. and soon, to the rest of the world.



Lowe was attending a carnival in a town in Atlanta, Georgia. There he noticed a large tent filled with people having great fun over a game of cardboards and beans. Each card has a 5 x 5 matrices with each box numbered. A caller or a pitchman in front draws and shouts random numbers from a cigar box. Players place a dried bean on every number called (which christened the "Beano" name). This game was a variation of the Lotto game that was played way back in the 1600's. Lowe was fascinated how the game draws a gaily crowd day by day. People kept on playing Beano over and over until the wee hours and without exhaustion.



This eventful gathering inspired Lowe to device his own "Beano" game in New York. He made randomly numbered cards ranging from 1-75 and invited his friends to try it out in his home. The game was delightfully received by Lowe's friends, and on one night while playing, one of them completing a pattern shouted "Bingo!" It resulted to the Bingo name we know today.



Bingo was not brought to the public until in 1930 when a mathematician named Carl Leffler developed the 6,000 Bingo matrices cards that Lowe requested. Each of these cards have different, non-repeating number pattern. Once released, Bingo game became an instant hit that still carries its fun, social repute to this day.



Bingo had several variations since it was first played. Today, millions of players enjoy the game not only in bingo halls but in the internet as well. Online bingo is gaining popularity in many countries around the world. UK bingo online is very popular in the UK and is also being played in other countries. Players from different regions search for the best UK bingo sites to enjoy this relaxing game of chance.


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