Who invented bingo?

Answer 1

The game's history can be traced back to 1530, to an Italian lottery called "Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia," which is still played every Saturday in Italy. From Italy the game was introduced to France in the late 1770s, where it was called "Le Lotto", a game played among wealthy Frenchmen. The Germans also played a version of the game in the 1800s, but they used it as a child's game to help students learn math, spelling and history.

Further on the game was brought to a carnival in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania where he claimed the copyright for the name itself. Bingo. He also created a rulebook for the game. After that he introduced several of his friends to the game and it spread like a wildfire due to its popularity.

Source: bingo.org