What is it about Bingo anyway?
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by: Stebee
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It’s popular, it’s easy to play and it is today offered just about everywhere across the world. Bingo can be found from country to country in local churches, recreation centres and even designated parlours dedicated to accommodating those who just love playing Bingo. The last reported statistics say that there are over 2 1/2 million regular female online bingo players.
Costing, on average, around one dollar per card, it’s easy to imagine the unlimited revenue stream that Bingo has created based upon its incredible popularity, however, unlike most other games of chance, the majority of these players play simply for enjoyment of the game. A recent survey identified the top ten list of reasons that the “regulars” play Bingo and winning money came in at number 5.
It seems that majority of women engage in regular bouts of Bingo more for socializing and companionship than they do for any type of monetary reward. Bingo is, and always has been, more about having fun and being social than it is about gambling or making money. Bingo originated from an Italian Lottery called Lo Iguaçu del Lotto d’Italia in 1530. As a matter of fact, this same game, played in the original format is still engaged in today at the official online Italian Lottery site called Lottomatica.it. Every Saturday brings with it a new game of Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia. The history of Bingo spread from Italy to France, and then became wildly popular all over Europe. The game arrived in America via a carnival organiser from Germany in 1929 who went by the name of Edwin Lowe. Excitement for this new game was instantly contagious, and had an immediate following. It’s thanks to this German carnival salesmen that the American public was introduced to this incredibly contagious social sport. It is one of the longest standing, highly played games in history. Not only is it played by record numbers at traditional local facilities but now Bingo has spread its wings to the online gaming arena meaning that anyone can play at any time. True to the spirit of socialising while playing the game, online bingo halls host chat rooms which can be found at just about every online bingo site there is.
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The incredibly popular game of bingo is a phenomenon of epic proportions which is showing no sign of a slow down in the digital age.
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