National Bingo Night (U.S. game show) of the studio audience attempted to win a game of bingo while competing with a solo studio contestant. For "Bingo America", it is played as a straight general knowledge quiz format with two players and a home viewer bingo game within. Home viewers play along with pre-printed game cards that are available from the network website just before each episode airs, and are also eligible to win prizes. The show was expected to return for a five-episode run during the week of December 17, 2007, but on November 13, 2007, ABC decided to replace it instead with its new game
Bingo (United Kingdom) the smoking ban, and the rise in on-line gambling, amongst other things. Bingo played in the UK (90-ball bingo) is not to be confused with bingo played in the US (75-ball bingo), as the tickets and the calling are slightly different. The game itself, not originally called Bingo, is thought to have had its roots in Italy in the 16th century, specifically, around 1530 Bingo originates from the Italian lottery, "Il Gioco del Lotto d'Italia". From Italy, the game spread to France and was known as "Le Lotto", played by the French aristocracy. The game is then believed to have