BEANO to Bingo - History of Bingo
BINGO was originated in 16th century in ITALY. Before that a game known as "LOTTERY"was introduced which got popular within people and government. The first state that introduced this gambling game was "Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia". On years passing the name LOTTERY was changed to BINGO. Though the name was changed but the craze for this game had been on a large scale.
According to history of BINGO, at first it was named as "BEANO" and it was competed at a festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Later Mr. Edwin S. Lowe a salesman from New York named this game as "BINGO", after that he overheard someone unexpectedly squalled "Bingo" for "Beano". Later he engaged with a Mathematics Professor, Carl Leffler from Columbia University, to alter the probability of playing bingo cards. By 1039, he had ex-cogitated 6,000 dissimilar bingo cards.
Bingo is played in big halls with cash prizes. This Bingo game is played in every sea side towns. This is a card game of minimum size 5*5 grid. The Prizes may vary for these games but on average the prize worth for one line is 1.00 to 2.50. For two lines the prize worth may be 2.00 to 5.00. For Full house the prize worth may be 5.00 to 10.00. These prize values may vary depending on the organizer.
In large towns and cities Bingo is a Big Business and people are deadly earnest, hoping to win huge jackpots.
Bingo game comes under Gambling category. This game was played on cards. These cards are known as "Bingo Cards" having 3 rows and 9 columns, normally come in Books. A single book may contain 10 cards of different colors.
The numbers are announced by caller, so everyone must pay attention to the number that are yelled out and mark them correctly and precise on your cards. The caller yells out numbers until one or more players claim BINGO. If the player finished the first or second or third row then according to the organizer the prize was awarded. If all the numbers are stricken off in a card, this is known as House. Then the game stops and the numbers are verified. If there is a winner, the prizes are awarded.
Computer had changed the way of bingo game in bingo halls. Now a day, Bingo became portable and is able to play multiple cards at a time. The caller shouts the numbers; players have to punch the accurate numbers. These punched cards are scanned in a computer and then checks whether they are correct or not. If they are correct then the player shouts "BINGO". There are many electronic bingo devices with different colors and sound effects.
At present we can download the tickets or the cards of bingo from online, or we can also book the tickets. While playing online the tickets are selected randomly. Every online game has a caller and announces the numbers, in some games the numbers are stricken off automatically. There are many online bingo game sites. Where a player can register, play and win prizes and also some jackpots.
BINGO was originated in 16th century in ITALY. Before that a game known as "LOTTERY"was introduced which got popular within people and government. The first state that introduced this gambling game was "Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia". On years passing the name LOTTERY was changed to BINGO. Though the name was changed but the craze for this game had been on a large scale.
According to history of BINGO, at first it was named as "BEANO" and it was competed at a festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Later Mr. Edwin S. Lowe a salesman from New York named this game as "BINGO", after that he overheard someone unexpectedly squalled "Bingo" for "Beano". Later he engaged with a Mathematics Professor, Carl Leffler from Columbia University, to alter the probability of playing bingo cards. By 1039, he had ex-cogitated 6,000 dissimilar bingo cards.
Bingo is played in big halls with cash prizes. This Bingo game is played in every sea side towns. This is a card game of minimum size 5*5 grid. The Prizes may vary for these games but on average the prize worth for one line is 1.00 to 2.50. For two lines the prize worth may be 2.00 to 5.00. For Full house the prize worth may be 5.00 to 10.00. These prize values may vary depending on the organizer.
In large towns and cities Bingo is a Big Business and people are deadly earnest, hoping to win huge jackpots.
Bingo game comes under Gambling category. This game was played on cards. These cards are known as "Bingo Cards" having 3 rows and 9 columns, normally come in Books. A single book may contain 10 cards of different colors.
The numbers are announced by caller, so everyone must pay attention to the number that are yelled out and mark them correctly and precise on your cards. The caller yells out numbers until one or more players claim BINGO. If the player finished the first or second or third row then according to the organizer the prize was awarded. If all the numbers are stricken off in a card, this is known as House. Then the game stops and the numbers are verified. If there is a winner, the prizes are awarded.
Computer had changed the way of bingo game in bingo halls. Now a day, Bingo became portable and is able to play multiple cards at a time. The caller shouts the numbers; players have to punch the accurate numbers. These punched cards are scanned in a computer and then checks whether they are correct or not. If they are correct then the player shouts "BINGO". There are many electronic bingo devices with different colors and sound effects.
At present we can download the tickets or the cards of bingo from online, or we can also book the tickets. While playing online the tickets are selected randomly. Every online game has a caller and announces the numbers, in some games the numbers are stricken off automatically. There are many online bingo game sites. Where a player can register, play and win prizes and also some jackpots.
