Unibet Online bingo might the latest craze, but its roots are believed to stem back to the 16th century Italy. After finding its feet in the country of love, the game then spread across Europe throughout the 1700s and found natural homes in Great Britain and France. Based on the simple premise of marking numbers on a card, bingo gained a lot of popularity with those who enjoyed the thrill of gambling but were put off by traditional casino games such as blackjack and roulette. In modern times this trend developed further with members of the older generation quickly finding that it’s not only a hugely interactive game, but one that make you some serious money if you play it enough.

It’s thought that bingo was originally called Lo Giuoco del Lotto D’Italia and Le Lotto until a mispronunciation by an American led to it being known by the name it is today. This migration to North America happened around the 19th century and became known as “beano” until Edwin S. Lowe called “bingo” during a game.

This transition across the globe has led to bingo being played in two main formats: British (European) and North American. Both games play out almost identically, except for the fact that the British version has 90 balls, while the American has 75. Although bingo quickly grew in popularity throughout the 19th Century, it gradually lost momentum and by the late 1990s it was officially an industry in decline.

However, thanks to the proliferation of the internet and online gambling, bingo is now an industry on the up. Opening up the game to a huge number of people, bingo is now played by millions of people across the world. According to reports, the online bingo industry was worth $1.6 billion in 2009 and, with more and more players taking up the game, that figure has continued to grow in recent years.