In the game of Bingo, where did the space come from?
I have played bingo a few times, however, the thought just hit me! I always I asked where did the "Free Space" come from!
Nothing of what he says about the origin of space, but has not always been there. Bingo can be traced back as far back as the 1530s, the game was brought to the U.S. a New York toy salesman, Edwin Lowe, in 1930 and decided to hire a math teacher by the name of Carl Leffler to help change the game. This is probably where the free space on the cards began to appear ..
BingoLotto – Bingo Game 1 – 13/09/2009
