STEEMCHURCH: History of Bingo

History of Bingo

The origin of the game of bingo is not known exactly, some versions claim that the history of bingo has its origin in the Roman era. In this period, a game was played that consisted of completing a wooden board with figures and figures as the different figures and figures were drawn.

Another version states that bingo as we know it today, was born in Italy in the sixteenth century and was called Lo Giocco del Lotto in Italy, was a type of lottery. At the end of 1770 the game was introduced from Italy to France, where it was known as "Le Lotto". In France it was just a game for the aristocracy. The game of bingo had a great expansion throughout Europe during the eighteenth century.

In Germany in 1800, the game of bingo had an educational character, was played in schools, children learned how to spell words, history and mathematics while having fun playing bingo.

Bingo came to the United States in 1929, was played for the first time in Atlanta, was known by the name of "Beano". In 1930, a New York toy manufacturer named Edwind S. Lowe renamed the game "Bingo" after someone shouted "Bingo" instead of "Beano".

In 1934 he started playing bingo in churches to raise funds, from this moment the game of bingo became very popular.

Currently, bingo has a lot of followers. There is a large number of bingo halls around the world. In addition, the Internet offers us the opportunity to play online bingo from home. Visit our section of online bingo halls and have fun playing bingo from your computer.