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- Bingo is a form of lottery and originally started in Italy. Bingo is derived from 'Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia' (the Italian National lottery). When Italy was united in 1530 the Italian national lottery was organised and has been held at weekly intervals to this date. In 1778 it was reported in the French press that Le Lotto had captured the interest of the intelligentsia. In the classic version of Lott which developed during this period, the playing card used in the game was divided into three horizontal and nine vertical rows. Each horizontal row had five numbered and four blank squares in a random arrangement. The vertical rows contained numbers from 1 to 10 in the first row, 11 to 20 in the second row and so on up to 90. Every card was different; no two lotto cards were alike. Chips numbered 1 to 90 completed the playing equipment. Players were given a single Lotto card, and then the caller would draw a small wooden, numbered token from a cloth bag and read the number aloud. The players would cover the number if it appeared on their card. The first player to cover a horizontal row was the winner.
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