Do you really love football and feel it is simply better than every other game?
The anticipation of pre-match rituals, the crowd atmosphere, the feeling when your team scores – surely these can’t be equalled by any other game?
Well, here’s some news for you: football fans are increasingly being attracted to the unlikely game of bingo.
And this is bingo that’s nothing like your granny used to play. This is all about modern, thrilling, convenient casino bingo games.
Intrigued? Let’s look at the background.
The bingo story
Good old bingo has a long history. The roots go back to Italy 500 years ago when it was a form of early lottery.
‘Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia’ somehow travelled and next appears in the history books in the US 100 years ago.
Salesman Edwin S Lowe saw a game being played at a fair in 1929 in Jacksonville, Georgia. It is thought the game had been popular in travelling fairs in Germany and made its way to America with immigrants.
Lowe tried the game out later with his friends. It was such good fun he reproduced it as a boxed game and called it ‘Beano.’
One of his friends got so excited during a game, he shouted ‘bingo’ instead of ‘beano’. The new name stuck.
It was the big pen-and-paper game of the 20th century. Bingo was played at least twice a week by millions.
From its origins as a game for the Italian aristocracy, bingo became the favourite of British working class women in the 1950s and 1960s.
The growth of TV meant there was a decline in the 1980s and bingo halls started to shut. A generation later though, bingo had an unlikely boost from the internet.
People of all ages started playing what seemed to be a cool new online game – bingo. With fast action, different themes and varieties, bingo seemed ideally suited to the nature of online gaming.
And that’s when sports fans start to get in on the action. Read on to see what is attracting them to this classic game.
Bingo and sport
Sports fans already enjoy the thrill of unpredictable outcomes can keep you entertained for hours.
Even the most passionate football fan needs an alternative to action on the pitch sometimes.
It’s certainly a great bet for the summer season. It offers convenient, casual, enthralling fun when you have a spare moment.
The appeal of bingo
Now we’re getting down to it. What is the reason bingo has conquered the world and is now more popular than ever?
Bingo is a simple game anyone can learn to play. It’s quick, fast-moving and always fun.
Newcomers can find out everything about it at online bingo sites that provide demo game modes. These allow you to play to grasp the rules before starting to pay real money.
Many football fans are looking around online for sports betting and stumbling upon bingo games instead. They like it enough to stick around.
Online bingo
Most football enthusiasts who now are bingo fans are playing online as it seems like a modern game. That’s why it attracts younger players.
Online bingo games are quick and ideal for adding excitement.
Many sites feature themed versions of bingo too. These offer games far beyond the basic formats played at the old bingo halls.
Best of all are sports themed bingo games.
Bingo nights
Football fans may not be regulars at bingo halls but there is a more modern real-life bingo that’s the latest craze.
There are pubs and clubs offering sports-themed bingo nights that have a lively atmosphere more like a local derby than a traditional social hall.
Football v bingo
Even the biggest bingo fan knows it’s a game that’s more about luck than strategy. Playing it well doesn’t need clever tactics but it involves focus and concentration.
Players have to listen carefully to numbers are being called and checking to see if they are on the card.
Football fans already have that attention span because watching a match is all about paying attention.
Love football? Why not give bingo a try you might become the latest fan to find that bingo is almost as much fun.
