Play bingo online and meet tons of new friends. Originally called "Beano," bingo developed at county fairs with a caller drawing numbered discs from a cigar box, and players marking their cards with beans to cover the numbers that were called out. The name "Bingo" was coined by accident when a New York toy salesman, Edwin Lowe, renamed it so, after he overheard someone accidentally yell "Bingo!" instead of "Beano!" at a county fair. Lowe worked with a mathematician to increase the number of combinations in bingo. By 1930 there were over 6000 different bingo cards and the game began catching on in popularity. A Catholic priest from Pennsylvania approached Lowe about using bingo as a means of raising church funds and by 1934 an estimated ten thousand games were played weekly. Online bingo is the latest variation of this classic game. It is similar to regular bingo, but it is easier and faster to play. Nothing is as exciting as competing in online bingo, where you can chat and play with many people at the same time. So take a chance at calling “bingo” today!