Fun bingo facts – and more women are joining in!
How many years has bingo been around for?: 500 Years -Â The game of bingo and all its historically unique ways of playing have been around since the year 1530! In what country did bingo originate?: Italy -Â bingo originated in Italy as a state run lottery under the name “Lo Giuco De Lotto“, and is still run every saturday! In 1929, the first bingo game in the United States was played using what as board markers?: Beans -Â They were used alongside cardboard and rubber number stamps! What was the game called at that time?: Beano -Â in 1929 when the game reached North America the game was known as Beano! In what state was the game first called bingo?: New York -Â Edwin Lowe introduced a friend to the game, whom accidently called out “Bingo“. From then on the new names popularity spread, and for a time Edwin charged competitors a dollar every year for rights to use that name! What year did bingo become extremely popular in the United States?: 1940 -Â In that year bingo halls started to appear everywhere and the games popularity spread fast! How many unique bingo card possibilites are there?: 1,474,200 -Â this many bingo cards can be created using a standard bingo card setup! 
New surveys have shown that the number of women gambling in online bingo has risen considerably over the last few years……..more and more women are joining in!