Bingo is an Americanized variant of an Italian lottery game known as “Lo Giuoco del Lottery D’Italia,” popular in the mid-1500s. When the game first arrived in the United States and Canada in 1929, it was dubbed “beano,” but it was later renamed bingo after a customer screamed “BINGO” instead of “beano.” Bingo is a popular game at senior centers and recreation centers, and several fire departments hold weekly bingo to collect much-needed revenue.