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December 23rd, 2008
Bingo has a long and rich history, one which dates back as far as the 16th century. It originated from Italian lottery and later spread to France and was played primarily by the French aristocrats. In the 19th century, variations of Bingo were used as an educational tool to teach children multiplication tables, spelling and history.
Slowly throughout Europe, it became extremely popular and was regularly played at county fairs and carnivals. In 1930, an American traveling salesman saw the game being played at a carnival in Germany. He found the game extremely exciting and decided to bring the idea back to America where it acquired the name Bingo.
The word Bingo refers to various card games as also Housie, on-line Bingo and Scrabble. In the U.K. Bingo is associated with Housie, a game in which printed tickets of 15 numbers on three lines are used. Similarly in the U.S. Bingo is a game wherein a printed ticket of randomly generated 5 x 5 numbers is played.
The Bingo card game’s popularity spread steadily and the high demand led to the publication of instruction manual and monthly news letters. Slowly Bingo became the generic name for all variations of the game. In North America, the term Bingo is used in the game Scrabble. It is also associated with video games. The connotation Bingo also denotes a dog in a folk song or a musical dance where a trio of boys is called “Bingo boys”.
In 1986, the national Bingo game was legalized but the biggest change to affect the game was emergence of Bingo Online game. The online Bingo games came about with the emergence of Internet and wide spread use of computers in houses and offices. It is believed that more than 3 million people play on-line Bingo everyday.
Bingo is a gambling activity more popular with women and younger people of both sexes. On-line Bingo games are free, provides fun and there’s always a chance of winning the jackpot!
Players from all over the world come over to play the game and chat, too. This game is associated with fun, friends, socializing and unstoppable excitement. Bingo on-line prospective players need to post their profile along with a photograph to become a part of the fun loving on-line Bingo community.
Bingo chat rooms are the perfect place to play a fabulous range of various Bingo chat games. Here players get to know each other, share tips and have fun in the Bingo forums. In live Bingo chat rooms players can catch up on the latest gossip, strike up new friends and develop a strong sense of community sentiment which has made online Bingo such a successful gaming site. There is plenty of variety in this game to ensure there is never a dull moment.
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