Bingo started out in Italy. It was originally a lottery agent game but developed into the modern game in Europe during the 15th century. It was heavily modified through the French and after that subsequently through the Germans before it became the game we all now know and love.

Despite being invented in the 15th century it wasn't really popular until the 19th century. During this time it spread globally and had a meteoric rise within the United States of America. It was played both for entertainment and used as a tool to raise funds for several charitable organisations.

After the 19th century bingo became quite stagnant. It saw a rise around the world within the 1970s and 1980s but it developed a bad image as being a game that only seniors played.

Fast forward to the new millennium and online bingo has been introduced. The internet bingo game plays exactly the exact same as the land based bingo game.