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Bingo has come a long way since its humble beginnings many years ago. The history of bingo is both fun and fascinating to read with some very interesting facts.

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Believe it or not but the first known form of bingo was in Italy around 1530. Bingo itself was officially established in New York by Edwin Lowe, a toy manufacturer. The game was originally called “beano” as the game was played with dried beans on a numbered board. During one game the winner accidentally shouted “bingo” instead of “beano. This is where Edwin Lowe got the idea of bingo.

Bingo become popular in Australia at the beginning of the 20th century but was called “housie” instead of bingo. A form of bingo was used as an education tool in Germany to teach students maths, dating back to the 19th century. Bingo became popular in the United Kingdom in the early 1960’s, when land bingo clubs appeared in the big towns and cities. One of first pioneers of land bingo was the huge gaming and leisure group called Mecca.

With their initial success, more and more land clubs appeared on the scene. Back in those days it was mainly a woman’s game and attracted the older generation. Since the early days, online bingo night live has grown from strength to strength and is now one of the most popular gaming activities today. With the introduction of computers and laptops more and more people are now using online bingo instead of land bingo.

Online bingo began in the mid nineties and the pioneering online bingo site is Bingo Café, since its launch way back in 1996. Now there are hundreds of online bingo sites in the UK and heaps more in the United States. The rest of Europe hasn’t missed out especially in Spain, where both land and online bingo is popular. Playing online bingo has produced thousands of live bingo games played every day. There is an estimated £500 trillion spent on live bingo tickets every year throughout the world. An average live bingo game takes between 4-5 minutes. The average online bingo player spends between £15-£20 a day on live bingo games. Online bingo night live attracts 80% women and 20% men with the average age being 35 and under.