Bingo History
Bingo was originally called 'Beano'. Bingo was played at county fairs with a caller drawing discs from a cigar box and bingo players marking their cards with beans to cover the numbers called. If they won, they would yell 'beano'.

The history of bingo dates back to 1530 in Italy. The game then moved into France in the late 1770s but was primarily played by the upper class. The game then made its mark in Germany amongst children for education purposes, which it is still popular for today. The game of Bingo moved to US in 1929 as 'Beano' however the name ' bingo ' was developed by a mistake. A bingo player at a county fair yelled ' bingo ' instead of 'beano' and thus, BINGO was the new name.

Edwin Lowe took the game of beano and redeveloped into Bingo. He worked with a man named Carl Leffler to help him to increase the games capabilities. The game of bingo attracted a catholic priest as a means of fundraising for the church. By 1934, an estimated 10,000 bingo games were played weekly. Today, over $90 million is spent on bingo each week in the US alone making it a multi billion dollar industry!

The game of bingo is played in numerous ways today. Some still play bingo on hard cardboard cards using some form of a marker to cover the called numbers. This is very rare today however. Many land bingo halls now use paper sheets where bingo players can use an ink dauber to mark the numbers as they are called. Some land bingo halls now have a video bingo machine as well where the called bingo numbers are automatically posted on their bingo video machine which is a little mor elike internet bingo.

Thanks to technology, bingo lovers can now play bingo in the safety and comfort of their home on the computer. Playing bingo online has become a very popular pastime throughout the world. There are thousands of online bingo sites ranging from FREE to some massive cash prizes. To play bingo online is rather simple. Most of the work is done by the computer programallowing the bingo player to have time and freedom to chat with other fellow bingo players.

To play online bingo, a player must first register with a bingo site such as Inter Bingo. After registering, if the bingo site is a cash to play site, they make a real money deposit into their accounts by using various methods. Neteller and Credit Cards ebing the most popular. Most online bingo sites reward the bingo players for depositing by crediting them with matching deposit bonuses. After the bingo player has money in their account, they are ready to play bingo. They would buy their bingo cards and let the games begin. The computer is set up to call 75-90 balls depending on the country that the online bingo site is based. The computer will automatically daub the bingo player's cards and most times, it will automatically call bingo for the player and credit their account with their winnings. It is really quite a simple game. This leaves more time for the bingo payer to enjoy virtaully the social aspect of the game.
Online bingo halls have a 'bingo chat' installed as well. In bingo chat, bingo players can participate in chat games with the other bingo players and the chat host. The chat host will play various chat games rewarding bingo players with bonus dollars or even, in some cases, real cash!!! Bingo Chat has fast become a must for online bingo sites. It is the core of the site in many cases. In Bingo Chat, bingo players learn of upcoming special events and become part of the online bingo community. If a bingo player needs assistance the bingo chat host should be well trained and able help the player find the answers.

So as you can see, the game of Bingo has come a long ways from the days of placing beans onto a card. It is a game of chance and brings to the table a great community of people from all across the world.