It is ages since bingo is played. The game has gradually developed and the number of people playing it has increased as time passed. When the game bingo came into existence only men were allowed to play it. Now a days it is mainly the women who play bingo. Since more people play bingo now, you get an opportunity to meet, talk and even take advice from people. Let us see how bingo changed and grew over the years.

Bingo is said to have started in 1530 in Italy. It was called Lo Giucco del Lotto D’Italia. It was played every Saturday and is still played every Saturday.

Bingo reached France in 1778. There it is called Le Lotto. Only the rich men used to play this game, women were not allowed to play earlier.

The game reached Germany in 1880. Here it went as a teaching aid for children. It was used as an aid to teach maths, spellings and history. Today there are many games used as teaching aid.

The game further spread to America in 1929. There it was called Beano. In this the player is supposed to cover the called out number by dried beans. If the player is able to cover a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with beans, he wins. The winner expresses his win by calling out “BEANO”.

Considering the popularity of the game special efforts were made to increase the number of combinations in the card. This was done in America in 1930. A player who won the game called out bingo instead of beano. In 1934 a priest used bingo to raise church funds. This gave birth to the charitable use of bingo. This gradually grew.

Bingo was taken under the UK gaming act in 1968. Bingo halls were introduced all over UK. In 1986 the national bingo game was launched in UK and today it is the most popular game their.

The first online bingo sites were launched in 2003. According to a 2005 survey more than 3 million people played bingo regularly, online and offline. These days in France more women play bingo as compared to men.

Today bingo is popular all over the world, maybe by different names. It is a source of entertainment, fun and money. It also helps you to develop a large social circle.