Have you joined the millions of people around the world, who daub off numbers on a Bingo card each day, in the hopes they’ll be the person shouting “HOUSE”?
Whether you’ve dabbled in a game or two of Bingo, or you’re yet to daub off your first ever number in a 75 or 90 ball game, there’s many facts we bet you didn’t know about the game.
With this in mind, we’ve put together a little list of facts about the wonderful world of Bingo. This way, the next time you play a game of Bingo, or take part in a pub quiz, you’ll have some knowledge about the game itself and be able to wow your friends and fellow players with Bingo facts.
Are you ready to learn more about the iconic game? Scroll down to find out more.
- Bingo and its names across the world
The game itself goes by many different names around the world – in the United Kingdom and America, it’s known as Bingo, but in India Bingo is known as Tambola. In Quebec it’s known as Kinzo. China refers to the game as Daduile. In Mexico, there’s a variation of Bingo called Loteria. Many countries found within Europe call Bingo Tombola.
- Bingo tickets
In the UK and throughout many places within Europe, Bingo cards are actually referred to as Bingo tickets. When purchasing a Bingo ticket within a Bingo Hall, you can’t buy a single ticket, instead, you’re offered a strip of multiple tickets instead, for the next few games ahead.
- The Scots take top spot in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Scotland is home to the biggest number of Bingo enthusiasts than anywhere else across the land, with one in five Scots playing Bingo on a regular basis.
- Bingo goes online!
In 2001, the first website for online Bingo was launched. As expected, it became an instant success and as they say, the rest is history – now players can access a game of Bingo from anywhere around the world, on multiple websites, any time of day they want.
- A record-breaking game of Bingo in New York City
The largest Bingo game to be played in person, took place in New York City, with 60,000 players ready with the daubers. The event attracted so many players, the venue actually had to turn away over 10,000 players as they had reached full capacity and couldn’t fit anymore in!
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So, did you know any of these five Bingo facts above? Will you be using them to wow your friends the next time you get together to play the iconic game? Will they aid you for a pub quiz in the future – who knows!
Either way, we hope these facts come in handy in the future, even if you use them to sound like a pro the next time you grab a game online or in person down at your favourite Bingo Hall!
David Prior
David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.
