Before the advent of online Bingo, cards were printed on card stock and, increasingly, disposable paper. The number of unique cards was limited as randomization had to occur by hand. Cards were reusable, meaning players used tokens to mark called numbers. īefore the advent of printing machines, numbers on bingo cards were either painted by hand or stamped using rubber stamps onto thick cardboard. By the 1700s, a version of Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia was played in France, where paper cards were first used to keep track of numbers drawn by a caller. In the early 1500s the people of Italy began to play a game called 'Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia,' which literally means 'The game of lotto of Italy.' The game operated very much like a modern lottery as players placed bets on the chances of certain numbers being drawn. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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