Bingo before, now and in the future

When asked to describe the average bingo player, most people would describe a prototype like me: Old with blue hair and thick glasses, never far away from the rolling tobacco.

I ask myself: Has bingo changed with the Internet revolution? Is everyone playing bingo these days? And what will happen in the future of bingo?

According to an article I read on Volcanonews.com, bingo started out as a mistake. Origins of the game can be traced back to someone in the 1530s to a lottery in Spain. This eventually migrated to North America in 1929 but was known as “Beano” and it was thanks to a slip-up by one man, who mistakenly called “Bingo” instead of “Beano”. 10 Sterling says the bozo is originally from Sweden, he he.

Bingo was usually played in Churches and community events, and one of the earliest known online bingo sites was “Bingo Zone” – with play money only back in 1996. 

Now it seems like people are playing bingo everywhere, but the biggest growth is without a doubt happening online. The Telegraph reported that more than 500,000 people was playing online bingo back in August 2008, and based on the fact that the 230+ bingo rooms in the UK spent more than ten million dollars on television advertising last year, everything indicates that the numbers will grow.

In ten years, maybe we can play bingo between planets and scam the aliens like there is no tomorrow. I don’t know. What I do know is that the myth about old prunes like me being the only people playing bingo, is a misconception. According to Wikipedia, 90% of the online bingo players are below the age of 50, while 85% of online players are women.

So, to all you fortune seeking youngsters out there: Consider yourselves warned. Grizzly_Granny is coming to take your money and she ain’t slowing down before the piggy bank is capped with the big bucks.