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

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

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

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