Bingo began in Italy. It was originally a lottery game but developed into Read the Full Post modern game in Europe during the 15th century. It was heavily modified by the French and then 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 popular until the 19th century. During this time it spread globally and had a meteoric rise in the USA. 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 world in 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 same as the land based bingo game. The only difference is the fact that the numbers appear on your screen in place of having to be crossed out through your bingo card by hand.