Jessica Fields teaches history at Ivy Tech, works in the dean’s office at Indiana State University and owns and operates Campbell Creek Plain and Simple in the Meadows Shopping Center,
When most people picture bingo players, they envision older women or grandmothers socialising at the local bingo hall. However, the advent of online bingo made the game more attractive to younger people and mobile gaming has brought the average age down further. Now bingo firms are looking for the next new technology to appeal to the next generation of players.
A brief history of bingo
Bingo is believed to have its roots in a 16th century Italian lottery known as Il Gioco del Lotto d’Italia, with the earliest records of such a game dating back to 1530. The game quickly spread to France, where Le Lotto became popular with French aristocracy, and the influence of the French over much of Europe during the period meant that it was soon being played across the continent and in the UK. By the 19th century, the game was being used as an educational tool in German schools to help teach children basic mathematics.