BINGO! BINGO!
The word Bingo is known in many countries since ancient times, but with a different nomenclature. In India it is synonymous with Tam-bola, lotto for Italy, and Bingo for all. It is a derivative of the ancient lottery game of Italy. The game in its formative years was confined to a child’ play method of learning subjects. It was the brain wave of Edwin S. Lowe, a marketing executive of New York, who saw it as a game.
Bingo as we know it today was popularized by Edwin S. Lowe, an enterprising toy salesman of New York. It was the business acumen of Lowe that saw the integral enrapturing, hypnotic and mesmerizing qualities of this game. How right he was! The game is played all over the world for entertainment today. During one of the game sessions a lady, on hearing her winning number made a faux pas by calling ‘Bingo! Bingo!’ The game henceforth was known by this name.
This economical group-based gambling game has no conventional players; it is open to the old and the young, rich and poor. Even the churches organize this game to collect charities.
The actual game concludes in about five minutes. It is not a game of skill but a game of chance. The Bingo card comes with grids and numbers. The speaker calls out random numbers after announcing the different scheme to win. Call ‘Bingo’ if you have a winning hand.
A survey concludes that the game is more popular among women than men. It is a superior money churner compared to football and basketball.
How Bingo Can Help You Stay Young and Healthy
Research has shown that playing bingo can maintain a young and clever mind. It can build a more active brain thus keeping you vibrant and healthy. People who have been bingo players for awhile now seem to have superior reflexes compared with non-bingo players. The game necessitates players to develop mental agility and speed to tick all cards with the particular numbers called.
Playing bingo is preferable than being a couch potato or not doing anything at all. This will give an advantage to elderly individuals who retired from their hectic profession. As people age, the brain and other parts of the body start to reduce in activity as well as in function. Exercising the brain will make it more flexible and agile.
A bingo game does not merely exercise the wits but everything else in the body. The eyes are alert in watching the cards; ears are keen for hearing the mentioned numbers and the swift response for spotting the cards as fast as possible.
Bingo does not simply provide health benefits but pleasure as well. Elderly individuals are inclined to remain at home once they retire from work and just wait for their grandkids to arrive. But when they are in bingo halls they will be able to mingle with others and make acquaintances.
Bingo improves health and at the same time makes everyday more enjoyable. An active brain mirrors a fit body. Everything will simply follow; if you work out your brain, you have more ways of staying young and healthy.