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bingo facts
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- Bingo was played by the Romans and was recorded as a children`s game under the name of Lotto in 1778.
- Bingo was popular in the early 1900s, but was properly established by American toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe in 1929.
- Commercial bingo first exploded onto the scene in the UK in the 1960s.
- More than three million people play bingo regularly in the UK.
- The National Bingo Game is the second largest computer-controlled game in the UK.
- Around 500 clubs link together to play the National Game every day, except Christmas Day.
- There are 688 licensed bingo clubs in the UK.
- Eight per cent of the population play bingo - 10% of all women and 5% of all men.
- There are approximately 20,000 people employed in the bingo industry.
- The UK`s biggest bingo win was £950,000 on Sunday 22 December 2002.
- Total prize money won since the National Bingo Game started in 1986 presently stands at £725,179,338.
- Celebrities love bingo! Denise Van Outen is a big bingo fan, as are Catherine Zeta Jones and Robbie Williams.
- The most common reasons for playing bingo are because it`s fun, it offers companionship and the chance to socialise.
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