The game of bingo has been around since the 1500’s and has followed a diverse path.  Bingo started life as a type of lottery played every saturday in Italy.  The first instance of the modern game originated in America and was known as beano. The game was played at fairs and local events, the ‘caller’ selected cards with numbers on from a box and players marked off the numbers using beans - the game was known as beano! The modern name of bingo arose when a player shouted it by mistake.  The origional game of beano/bingo was extremely popular, the appeal of the game was it’s simplicity as any one could play it - the game was universal and was enjoyed by people all over the world. But then it vanished until the 1970’s.

During the 1970’s onwards bingo halls sprang up all over the UK and the appeal of the game changed from it being just a simple game to it providing players with an opportunity to socialize and make friends as well as winning some great prizes.  The industry really was booming and continued to do so for many years. There was a brief lull and then the game was revived with a new wave of bingo halls in the mid 1990’s to the present day. And as you are all aware towards the end of the 1990’s the bingo scene moved on to the internet.

It was at this point the appeal of bingo began to change.  Over the years bingo has suffered through stereotyping and the stigmatism attached to it, many people viewed bingo as a game for the oap or the ‘blue rinse brigade’. This has been quickly changed with the introduction of online bingo.  Online bingo is played by people of all ages, by people from all walks of life - even celebrities play bingo.

The online bingo game is based around the socialising and making friends without having to break the bank.  The games are exciting and fast paced but still maintain the ease of use that made the origional game popular.  Players love the chat games, the great prizes and the extra games that sites offer. This in our opinion is the appeal of online bingo, bingo is fun again and new games are coming around all the time to keep the players entertained. We love bingo and the future looks bright for the game. As always we would love to hear your opinions on the appeal of online bingo and more importantly we would like to know what you love about the game?

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