There are 2½ million regular female bingo players.
Played by all ages around the world, 30% of bingo players are under the age
of 35.
Ninety-six percent of bingo players have won at some point while
playing.
Research shows women are much happier playing bingo, and 15% say they engage
in bingo for socializing and companionship.
The number one reason for playing bingo is enjoyment - winning money comes
in fifth.
It is believed that our current day bingo originated from an Italian Lottery
called Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia in 1530.
A toy salesman, Edwin S. Lowe, brought bingo to the masses with "Lowe's
Bingo." The game saved his newly-founded toy company, the E.S. Lowe
Company.
Bingo debuted in 1930 and by 1934 there were an estimated 10,000 bingo games
a week in churches and recreation centers across the country.
According to Lowe, the largest bingo game in history was played in New
York's Teaneck Armory with 60,000 players - with 10,000 being turned away at the
door.
University of Columbia mathematics professor Carl Leffler is reported to
have gone insane after coming up with 6,000 bingo cards with non-repeating
number groups.
There are 1,474,200 unique bingo cards possible.
The first bingo game to raise money was played at a church in Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania.
