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The History and Evolution of Bingo

by pauledison

There isn't a single game more universally recognizable than
bingo.  The distinctive playing card and numbered balls are
familiar around the world.  In fact, bingo is so popular that
it's played in places like schools and churches.  Few other games
are thought of as benign enough to enjoy popularity with every
age group and at any social gathering.

The predecessors of modern bingo have been played for hundreds
of years.  In Italy and France, early forms of bingo originated
in the mid-16th century.  Bingo as we know it today was devised
by an American business man who saw the perfect opportunity to
create a whole new brand of fun.

Edwin Lowe, a toy salesman from New York, visited a carnival in
the 1920s and saw an eye-catching new game.  People were playing
a game called Beano, which consisted of numbered cards, numbered
disks which were drawn randomly from a box, and dried beans to
mark the called numbers on the cards.

Lowe was impressed by the enthusiasm the players had for the
game.  The beano tent was full of players, and they seemed almost
hypnotized for hours on end.  When a player accidentally shouted
"Bingo!" instead of "Beano," Lowe saw a golden opportunity and
began devising his own version of the game.

Edwin Lowe hired a mathematics professor to help him expand the
number of unique game cards for his bingo game.  There were
originally only 24 unique cards, but Lowe's partner devised over
6000 unique cards.  Once Lowe had improved the game, he began
spreading it to churches around the United States for their game
nights.  Soon, no church fundraiser was complete without a game
of bingo.

Imitators began cropping up all over the place almost
immediately.  Lowe didn't fight his competitors; instead, he
asked for a dollar a year from each of them and asked them to
call their games "bingo."  As a result, hundreds of different
types of bingo can now be found.

Today, bingo has moved into the high-tech sector.  Online bingo
is hugely popular in just about every corner of the world.  While
real-life bingo is still played in church basements, schools, and
bingo halls, the online version of the game has a lot of appeal
for players.

Online free bingo games are loved by the younger and more
technologically savvy generation of players.  A lot of players
enjoy being able to play from home without having to get dressed
up and deal with crowds.  Others just like the fact that they can
play any time of the day or night with other players from distant
places.

Many free bingo sites offer prizes for bingo wins.  Winning a
prize or some cash is a great bonus for playing this fun game,
especially when you pay nothing to play.  Some sites even offer
cash bonuses just for signing up.  There's nothing better than
playing a game you enjoy and getting paid to do it!

Bingo has experienced some dramatic changes since it was created
by that New York salesman so long ago.  But the game is still fun
and easy to play, and it's still enjoyed by people of every age
group.  Today's online bingo is a great way to spend your free
time and maybe even make some extra cash.

Paul Edison invites you to read a review of <a
href="http://www.bingobingo.me.uk/meccabingo.php">Mecca Bingo</a>
at Bingo Bingo.

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