Bingo has been a popular game in the US for over a century, but in actual fact its history can be traced all the way back to the 1530s. It was in that decade that Italy first begun a state-wide lottery called the “Lo Gloco del Lotto d’Italia”, which still exists with a slight variation even today. The game was seized upon by the French, who formed their own lotto in the late 1700s but with a twist. The French version of the game saw players use a playing card with 9 columns and 3 rows, with four free squares…
The History of Bingo
