History of Online Bingo

June 18, 2009 / admin /

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For centuries before the internet was ever invented, bingo played a role of one form or another in the countries of Italy, France, German, the United States and the United Kingdom. It wasn’t until 1929 that the first version of bingo as we know it today was invented, but it wouldn’t be long until it was practically an institution first in the US and then later on the UK where it has flourished wildly. The social atmosphere of the gaming combined with the wagering opportunity for prize money has definitely propelled bingo’s success to extremely high levels and that is what made it such an apt fit for the dawning internet. In fact, before many other casino sites ever got their start, there was a bingo industry online that was thriving in the mid 90’s and it has continued to flourish despite opposition from time to time from various sources. Some of the first sites that ever offered wagering games over the web were offering bingo in those days and it would not be long before the industry would thrive, grabbing a wide variety of people and not even those who frequented the land based establishments that offered bingo. The fact that bingo is used to teach children in grade school and also the fact that it is regularly used to raise money for charity groups helped it be a natural fit for the web because it was already familiar to so many people of all ages. Those first bingo sites did so well that many believe they may be part of the reason that the online casinos really took off once they saw how well the bingo gaming sites were doing.

Some experts say that it was 1994 when the first offerings of real bingo on the net started by a company called Microgaming, but it is unclear precisely when the first bingo wagering games first set up shop. Today the industry continues to thrive because by the year 2000 there were hundreds upon hundreds of sites coming online and this is largely due to the wild popularity of bingo in the UK. With the added convenience of simply pointing and clicking to play, plus a well defined e-wallet system, bingo grew rapidly through out the first decade of the new millennium until today in the UK alone it is over a billion dollar a year industry that services millions upon millions of players in a wide variety of different bingo games. The fact that players are able to log in and get their fix twenty four hours a day has really improved the scene and given bingo to anyone who would like to play no matter where they might be at the time. The advances in software have made the game so easy that many players think of it as a chat room where they can win money – a huge boost to the industry’s perception in the minds of players world wide. The future of online bingo definitely looks bright and is only expected to grow with time.