Early History of Bingo
Bingo was originally called "Beano" and was first played in Italy, mainly at country fairs. A caller was responsible for drawing discs from a cigar box with players using beans to mark their cards as the numbers were called out. If they succeeded in marking all the numbers when they were called out to make the row or column given, they were made to shout out the word "Beano", and the first person to shout was considered the winner.
The first person to develop the Bingo game into what it is today was called Edwin Lowe, him together with Carl Leffler. By the year 1930, there were well over 6,000 different bingo cards.
Nowadays you will find Bingo being played almost everywhere; at community halls across the country and at church functions too but recently it is better organized. They use a caller and players sit around the tables holding their individual cards. Ink dauber is used to mark the numbers as they are called out by the caller. You guessed it, here the players mean business. Each one wants to be the first to shout "Bingo!"
Now Bingo has become the Internet game that is played online all over the world. It means a player can do this in the comfort of his own home and compete with other players all over the globe.
To play online Bingo, a player needs to be registered at one of the numerous bingo websites, even for free, but there are those that ask for payment. After registration, the new member should deposit some money into the individual account.
Any deposits made to the individual accounts guarantee the player some extra credit, which are usually given to him as bonuses. The player now is ready to start the Bingo game.
Playing on the internet is more relaxed as the computer will call the numbers and also mark the cards for the player. You may be wondering how the shout of "Bingo!" is conducted on the internet. Well, the computer will help the player to shout his "Bingo!" as well; because the games have become totally automated.
There are also some sites where money is not deposited but you mark your own card using the computer mouse and also do your own "Bingo!" shout before everyone else with the help of the same mouse. The players will be divided to fit into halls that can take a given number of players but it varies from one hall to the other.
Bingo was originally called "Beano" and was first played in Italy, mainly at country fairs. A caller was responsible for drawing discs from a cigar box with players using beans to mark their cards as the numbers were called out. If they succeeded in marking all the numbers when they were called out to make the row or column given, they were made to shout out the word "Beano", and the first person to shout was considered the winner.
The first person to develop the Bingo game into what it is today was called Edwin Lowe, him together with Carl Leffler. By the year 1930, there were well over 6,000 different bingo cards.
Nowadays you will find Bingo being played almost everywhere; at community halls across the country and at church functions too but recently it is better organized. They use a caller and players sit around the tables holding their individual cards. Ink dauber is used to mark the numbers as they are called out by the caller. You guessed it, here the players mean business. Each one wants to be the first to shout "Bingo!"
Now Bingo has become the Internet game that is played online all over the world. It means a player can do this in the comfort of his own home and compete with other players all over the globe.
To play online Bingo, a player needs to be registered at one of the numerous bingo websites, even for free, but there are those that ask for payment. After registration, the new member should deposit some money into the individual account.
Any deposits made to the individual accounts guarantee the player some extra credit, which are usually given to him as bonuses. The player now is ready to start the Bingo game.
Playing on the internet is more relaxed as the computer will call the numbers and also mark the cards for the player. You may be wondering how the shout of "Bingo!" is conducted on the internet. Well, the computer will help the player to shout his "Bingo!" as well; because the games have become totally automated.
There are also some sites where money is not deposited but you mark your own card using the computer mouse and also do your own "Bingo!" shout before everyone else with the help of the same mouse. The players will be divided to fit into halls that can take a given number of players but it varies from one hall to the other.
