The game of UK bingo is still played by the same rules that it has been played for for years.  The bingo caller calls out a number.  The players check their cards and cover the number.  The first player to compete the required pattern calls bingo and wins a prize.  In the old days the game was played at carnivals.  There was a tent like area with the sides open, with a rectangular set up of tables and benches. The inside of the rectangle was hollow except for the prize tables.  Players would sit on the benches and cover the numbers with the beans that the carnival supplied.  At the church bingos, the UK casino player used circular cardboard discs or beans to cover the number.  This soon gave way to the colored plastic chips which allowed the player to see the number underneath.

Eventually, magnetic chips were invented so players could use magnetic wands to clear their cards. Then came the introduction of online bingo. People can play all the bingo they want at home on their own personal computers by joining an online bingo hall. Today, millions of players play the game online. The game is now available in areas where they have no bingo halls, due to the internet.  Now bingo has gone ever further into high-tech with the introduction of the video gaming terminals.  People can play internet gambling bingo with hand held video terminals instead of messing with cards and chips.  Today there are televised bingo games in Russia and Eastern Europe and various games using satellite hook-ups in other parts of the world.