{"id":4957,"date":"2020-06-04T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2021-10-01T09:23:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:23:51","slug":"how-did-bingo-originate-the-history-of-bingo-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/how-did-bingo-originate-the-history-of-bingo-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did Bingo Originate? The History Of Bingo Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bingo is still one of\nthe most popular games and forms of gambling played today. That\u2019s pretty\nimpressive staying power, considering it\u2019s estimated to be around <strong>490 years\nold<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After experiencing a huge boom period in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aftermath_of_World_War_II#United_Kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">post-World War II Britain<\/a>, Bingo\u2019s popularity slowly dived into decline during the 1990s. But recently, its conversion into an online game has helped breathe new life and excitement into this gambling old-guard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But how did Bingo begin? And where did it come from? Stay tuned as Casino.org takes a look at the history and future of the famous game\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Catholic bingo party in the Traverse City area &#8211; ca. 1940s (TADL)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fqKeSW1GB6\">https:\/\/t.co\/fqKeSW1GB6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJabIC56OJ\">pic.twitter.com\/wJabIC56OJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michigan&#39;s Past (@MichiganHist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichiganHist\/status\/887117180294266881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where Bingo Began<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bingo\u2019s origins are\nbelieved to be in Italy, where it is said the game began life as a lottery\ncalled \u2018Il Gioco del Lotto d\u2019Italia\u2019, in 1530. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there you can\ntrace its path roughly as a favorite of the French aristocracy, where it was\nknown as \u2018Le Lotto\u2019, before finally arriving on British shores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\nthought that bingo evolved into something resembling the game of\nchance we know and love today, when it first arrived in France. And by 1778 it\nwas roaringly popular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the 18th century,\nthe game had found a lasting home for itself in Britain, being widely played\nacross industrial towns and cities, before finding a market in other nations,\nincluding the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where Bingo Got Its Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Evidence suggests the\ngame was first dubbed \u2018Bingo\u2019 in the US, in 1929. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legend has it that a\ntoy manufacturer from Long Island, named Edwin S Lowe, first played the game at\na carnival in Georgia, where it had become known as \u2018Beano\u2019 due to beans being\nused to mark numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bingo was born in Pittsburgh in the 1920s but was originally called what? Get 100 Bubble Pop credits! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cchJ7lzuob\">pic.twitter.com\/cchJ7lzuob<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CoGo&#39;s (@CoGosCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoGosCo\/status\/756918569401593856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the story goes, Lowe\nloved the game so much he popularized it by playing with his friends, one of\nwhich was so elated at winning she shouted \u201cBingo!\u201d instead of \u201cBeano!\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so it began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowe is said to have\ngone on to print cards, increase the number of possible combinations, and\npackage it as a game before selling it under the name of \u2018Bingo\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Fun fact:<\/em><\/strong><em> this success led to Lowe eventually selling another iconic game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/yahtzee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Yahtzee<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its golden age, Bingo became popular with US troops, and British army and navy personnel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/30082751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">during World War I and World War II<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game was often used\nas a distraction and form of entertainment during the difficult interwar and\npost-war years, which was when it also began to be used as a way to raise funds\nfor community and charity projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Online Revolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambling and gaming are\nsectors that have embraced the online world with enthusiasm. Players can now\naccess a wide variety of games online with just a touch of their keyboard, or a\nswipe of a touchscreen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it\u2019s easy to see how\ntechnology has revived once popular games that were previously teetering on the\nbrink of \u2018extinction\u2019. Bingo is one such game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bingo is big business,\nwith the industry being worth an estimated <strong>\u00a31.3 billion<\/strong> in the UK alone.\nAnd online Bingo is having a notable impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyberbingo.com, which\nwas established way back in 1996, is believed to have been the first ever\nonline Bingo site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was not until\n2003 when, in co-ordination with the massive online poker movement, virtual\nbingo really made a name for itself with many dedicated sites being created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another notable\nmilestone occurred 2013, when 15 Network \u2014 an online bingo players\u2019 network \u2014 officially\nlaunched and enabled the game to move into the lucrative mobile gaming market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It hasn\u2019t looked back\nsince, with revenues increasing every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not just due to online innovations either, with Bingo venues managing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-35075336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">attract increasingly younger audiences and even students<\/a> through inventive twists surrounding music, nightclubs and dance moves, as well as cheap food and drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s Bingo-ing On?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bingo has undoubtedly\ncome a long way from its 16th century Italian origins. And it\u2019s now even almost\nunrecognizable from its glory days in 1950s and 60s Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1930s bingo players britain people <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/desks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#desks<\/a> building <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/business?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#business<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/games?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#games<\/a> press photo, LINK:<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gC9vHVZZVK\">http:\/\/t.co\/gC9vHVZZVK<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qJs5r07a3D\">pic.twitter.com\/qJs5r07a3D<\/a><\/p>&mdash; zeppy.io business (@zeppy_business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeppy_business\/status\/650112548381941760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But its rich history,\nability to adapt and travel well, and to endure evolutionary phases, is all\npart of its charm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originating in Italy,\nevolving in France, being revolutionized in Britain, and becoming\ncommercialized in the US; it doesn\u2019t get more international than that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Bingo\u2019s latest boom\nis showing no signs of slowing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game has even taken the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">coronavirus<\/a> pandemic in its stride, by the playing of socially-distant games on streets, online and via communication platforms such a Zoom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One particularly inventive idea includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/coronavirus-games-zoom-houseparty-facetime-quiz-charades-bingo-video-chat-a9430326.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">playing Bingo with friends<\/a> while watching movies together over streaming platforms and live chats, by noting down famous phrases and lines you expect to hear, instead of numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see\nhow the game reinvents itself next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-35075336\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-35075336<br><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.swlondoner.co.uk\/how-bingos-been-brought-into-the-21st-century\/\n (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swlondoner.co.uk\/how-bingos-been-brought-into-the-21st-century\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.swlondoner.co.uk\/how-bingos-been-brought-into-the-21st-century\/<br><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/coronavirus-games-zoom-houseparty-facetime-quiz-charades-bingo-video-chat-a9430326.html\n (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/coronavirus-games-zoom-houseparty-facetime-quiz-charades-bingo-video-chat-a9430326.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/coronavirus-games-zoom-houseparty-facetime-quiz-charades-bingo-video-chat-a9430326.html<br><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/30082751\n (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/30082751\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/30082751<br><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bingo_(British_version)\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bingo_(British_version)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bingo is still one of the most popular games and forms of gambling played today. 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