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Facts and History to Appreciate Online Bingo

The game of bingo is centuries old. It has its origin from the Italian lotto played during the 16th century when lottery was at its peak. Bingo has undergone major developments through the years, has even progressed to become online bingo. It helps to know where bingo has been and its journey through the centuries to fully appreciate the online bingo game we know today.

The 1800s saw the spread of lottery games across Europe. From the original Italian lottery, many variations came out. These were even introduced to children to teach them school stuff such as multiplication and spelling. The entire family could engage in the game since everybody knew how to play it.

Bingo made its way to the United States and was originally known as "beano". It is believed that a carnival pitchman was responsible for its introduction to the United States. Because he saw that the Italian lottery was appealing, he modified it. He came up with the very first bingo card and allowed players to win if they got all the numbers vertically or horizontally. Because beans were used as markers, he changed the game's name to beano. Beano was then only played during fairs in the country and it was played with numbered discs taken from an empty box of cigars. The players would have cards with randomly written numbers on it and they would mark the numbers that were called out with beans. Instead of shouting "bingo" when they won, they would yell out "beano". Later the game of beano was changed to bingo when one of the players shouted "bingo" by mistake.

Now, bingo can be played from our own homes with online bingo. We have come a long way from marking our bingo cards with beans. In online bingo, it's as simple as clicking on the number on our bingo card and it's the computer who will mark it for us. There's also auto-daub in online bingo, wherein we can continue to play the game even without being physically in front of the computer. Online bingo brings players from all over the world to one site where they can enjoy their favorite game and interact with other players. Although the online bingo is still basically the same as the centuries old game of beano, it has taken major leaps and acquired more fans in the process. Online bingo is as much loved and enjoyed today as the game of beano.

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