Bingo Articles

Bingo is the name of a gambling game that came from a 15th century Italian game called Lotto and later called Beano, before becoming the now common name of Bingo. The game was called Beano since the game was played using dried beans to mark the numbers that were called. The name Bingo was an accident that happened at a Beano game that was being run by a New Yorker named Ed Lowe. A lady player became so excited when she won she called out Bingo instead of Beano. Ed stated later that the name Bingo electrified him and he changed the name of his game to Bingo immediately and the rest is history.

If a person types in Bingo Articles in a search engine the results come back at a huge number of over six million results. The articles cover history of the game to unusual stories that have been the result of playing the game. There are many stories about Ed Lowe and how he started the games growth that has become the phenomenon it is now in the United States and in Europe. The number of seaside Bingo Halls in England alone is amazing and its Internet growth even more spectacular. The passion for this game and the player loyalty to an online site is a remarkable example of the games massive growth in just 80 some years.