Bingo has a very rich history that was embraced by the world. Here are some interesting trivia about Bingo.
- France was the first of all the nations to play bingo with playing cards and tokens, and to call out the numbers.
- In the 1800s, bingo was popular in Germany, especially for teaching children numbers. By the 1930s, bingo hit the United States in the form of a game called “beano”, with beans used to mark the numbers. Beano became bingo when someone called out “Bingo” by accident!
- Edwin S. Lowe popularized the game of bingo in the US. His original form of bingo had two versions. These were the 12 and 24 card sets, costing $1 and $2 respectively.
- In the early twentieth century, bingo became popular in Australia and New Zealand. Here, the game was known as “housie”. Before the rise of bingo halls, or housie halls, the game was played in large tents.
- An interesting piece of bingo trivia is that unlike other gambling games, bingo was never seen as a “sinful” gambling activity. It became popular through its role in church fundraising.
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