It differs from the history of other casino games, as the game is not based on the classic casino game media, yet was developed for the casinos. But read for yourself. At the beginning, a sort of lottery, which is derived directly from the Lo IguaƧu del Lotto dailies – a week, almost without interruption since 1530 lottery held in Italy. 1778 reported by the French press, Le Lotto had attracted the attention of Intelligentsia. Already in the shortly thereafter imported French Lotto variant bingo coupons were used very similar game tickets.

The real success story began on a December evening in 1929, when the New York toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe in Jacksonville, Georgia, spent the night. A few miles away in front of Jacksonville Lowe was attracted by the lights of the fair. Since it was very late, only one tent was open.

A man drew little wooden discs from a cigar box and loudly announced the result. The players checked their lottery tickets if their numbers were drawn and put a bean on the number, if that was so. This was repeated until one of the players had filled a series of numbers on his card. Then he shouted “Beano!”

Ed Lowe later recalled the situation: “I just could not find a place. But as I waited so I realized that the players were practically become addicted to this game. The pitchman wanted to close several times, but every time he said, This is now the last game, ‘no one responded. In the end, at 3 clock, he had to chase the player almost to close at last. “

This brought Ed Lowe on a bingo great idea (“Bingo Gold” within the meaning of an idea that would pay off later), which would change the world of gambling and bingo history. When Lowe returned to New York, he immediately bought dried beans, a number stamp and cardboard. He invited a few friends to his apartment and made the pitchman. Soon, the game ran with the same excitement and passion as to the fair.