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

Despite being invented within the 15th century it wasn't really 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 various 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 online bingo game plays exactly the exact same as the land based bingo game.