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The Long Journey of Bingo…

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Holding its roots in the sixteenth century Italian lottery, bingo has traveled a long way before it evolved into the game we know today!

Originally the game was played with the slips of paper that had numbers written on them. Since there were no automatic machines to draw the bingo numbers, the players in the earlier time used the wooden discs with numbers written on them. And these wooden discs were drawn from bag of cloth or a box of cigars. And as these numbered wooden discs were drawn, the players matched the bingo numbers on their paper slips by covering the numbers with the dried beans.

In the initial part of its evolution, these games were popularly played under the tent set-up at the carnivals. As the time passed by and the game of bingo grew, these wooden discs were replaced by the bingo balls. These balls were placed in a cage door and so, the bingo caller used to open the door of the cage to draw the bingo balls and announce the bingo numbers one by one. But the players still used the dried beans or cardboard chips to cover the numbers as they were called out. However, eventually the bingo cards with the shutters or sliders made of heavy cardboard like material were used. Each of these planks of cardboard had the numbers printed in deep-set sunken slots. So, whenever a number was called out the players would slide the shutter to cover the number.

Then came the electronic chambers where the balls were mixed and then extracted one by one by the bingo caller through an air tube. The numbers drawn were electronically highlighted on the card. And for the players to mark the called out numbers on their bingo cards, bingo daubers came into existence.

The game was fully automatized when the land-establishments of the revolutionized to the online bingo rooms. These online games run on the high-tech software tools thus flaunting the auto-play and the auto-daubing features. From internet, bingo games slowly made a shift to the mobile bingo that allowed the players to play bingo from anywhere and everywhere.

The game of bingo has traveled so far and have changed so much over the years but one thing that has and will never change is the fun that the bingo games offer!

By Bryan Adams
Bryan Adam writes bingo games related articles to help you learn more about bingo gambling, free online bingo and bingo daubers. For more information about bingo visit the site http://www.123bingoonline.com/.

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... there are two types of bingo played around the world?

North America plays 75-ball bingo on a 5x5 card with the centre square usually marked 'free'. In the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and parts of South America they play a 90-ball game, marked on a 9x3 card. Both types of bingo are prominent online.

Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. The online bingo play works almost exactly like playing online poker or online casino games with everything being virtual. Most bingo halls also offer links to online poker and casino offerings. One notable feature of online bingo is the chat functionality that gives the opportunity to interact with other players.

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If you are going to try online bingo for the first time look for the best no deposit bingo and free bingo sites. Experience the game with the calm deriving from the awareness that you are not risking your own money, nevertheless you can win some good bucks.

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