Bingo - A Weird and Wonderful World BINGOFUN   Bingo Beginnings .. Did You Know! "KENO" A game of chance ~ is a variation of BINGO. BINGO ~ is a derivative of LOTTO, which in turn is based on lottery. HISTORY OF BINGO Bingo first began in Italy in 1530. France became interested in 1778. They played the game with a deck of cards. In the 1800's Educational Lotto games became popular. In 1929 a New York salesman first saw the game at a carnival, it was called BEANO ~ because players placed a bean on their card. When he returned home he introduced it to his friends who became avid fans of the game. One of his friends became so excited when she won she stuttered ... B-B-Bingo ~ hence the name BINGO was born. TODAY ~ Online Bingo has become a very popular form of gambling.    AUSTRALIA Bingo was once considered to be the game of *Little Old Ladies* but it is now attracting younger people of both sexes. Bingo became popular in Australia early in the 20th Century. It was known as" HOUSIE HOUSIE" and was held in large marquees before they moved into halls. It was played on cards and you placed your token on your card when the numbers were called. The winner would call HOUSE. Faster, slicker games are played today ~ but in the slower life style of yesteryear the Callers would announce some of the numbers as follows ~~  At the beginning No. 1 ... One little duck No. 2 One little flea No. 3 ... Legs Eleven 11 Devil's number 13 ... Two little ducks 22 A duck & a Flea 23 ... Two little fleas 33 A flea in heaven 37 ... Open two doors 44 Clicketty click 66 ... Any way up 69 Two fat ladies 88 ... Top Of The House 90   Nothing beats the  BUZZ when you call "BINGO" REVEALING SOME OF THE THINGS I HATE ABOUT BINGO! Being taken to the "door" but the Caller won't "open" it, *after all*- I only wanted one more number. Bingo ticket machines that always give me the dud tickets. "Jackpot Chasers" BINGO SNIPPETS Have you noticed ~ when Callers make mistakes in announcing that the next game is on a "green" sheet, the players all love to shout "your wrong, it's the "yellow" sheet ~ the callers all invariably say ... "just checking, making sure you are awake" WHOOPSIE! My first experience with the call for any number ending in 2: with bated breath I waited, then the caller said 62 ...*will this do* I shouted "IT SURE WILL" & had a fleeting thought, how did *he* know? ~ how *dumb* can you be! HEARD ON THE GRAPEVINE That Bing Crosby got his name from being called *Bingo* as a child. That 'Big Stake' games are also played, bringing in huge crowds - all hoping to win thousands of dollars or motor cars! FACTS & MYTHS FACT ~ [found whilst surfing] Bingo is the World's No. 1 participation game and fundraiser in Australia alone almost 2 million people play bingo every month.   Please visit my Guest Book - I am so sad my other guest book went out of business with no warning!   SITE MAP