Bingo is a crazy little game popular all around the world, in almost every country. It is one of those easy and fun to play game that is loved by people of all ages. Bingo is not just a popular casino game, but can also be played for free for sheer leisure.
Bingo’s beginning
Before it got its place in various land based casinos, halls and online websites, Bingo traveled a lot. The journey of Bingo started in Italy where it was played as a lottery game called Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia. Soon the game traveled to different countries including France, Germany and America.
On December 1929, Edwin S. Lowe from New York discovered Beano in a carnival near Jacksonville. The game held close resemblance to the Bingo played today. Host of the game brought Beano from another carnival in Germany. The very evening, Edwin decided to play the game with friends and after someone shouted Bingo instead of Beano, he decided to rename it Bingo.
Bingo in US and Canada
The Bingo version popularly played in states and cities of United States and Canada is called 75 Ball Bingo. Edwin S. Lowe was the person who brought Bingo to the soil of United States. He was keen to make Bingo a household entertainment solution.
75 Ball Bingo is called so as it is played with total 75 numbers. This American variation of Bingo is played with a card marked B.I.N.G.O on the top column and random number on each of the five rows. Each column has its own numbers, 1-15 on ‘B’ column, 16-30 on ‘I’ column and similarly 31-45, 46-60and 61-75 in column N, G and O, respectively.
Bingo in United Kingdom and Australia
90 Ball Bingo is second most popular variant of Bingo played in countries like United Kingdom, Australia, South America, Europe as well as few parts of Asia. This Bingo variant is a favorite Bingo entertainment among UK players, who also have a complete Bingo Lingo dedicated to the game where each number from 1 to 90 has a nickname.
Bingo Facts
Today, Bingo is played in different forms in different countries, while some still follow the trend of traditional paper Bingo other countries have now online Bingo websites.
In United States, 49 states have charitable Bingo games with a betting of more than $3 billions yearly. Some casino sin Native America offer Bingo video game machines and High stakes Bingo.
Canada has legalized Bingo in its every state and city, including both paper and electronic Bingo games. Online Bingo is also spreading rapidly in Mexican and Latin American areas.
