The person leading the game would hold a sack with numbers in it, and they would pull them out one by one. Players would have cards with numbers, and some of those numbers would be marked. It was known under a different name back then, as they called it “beano.” However, the concept of the game was more or less the same as it is today. The earliest records of the game date all the way back to the 1500s. But, did you know that many of the games we play today have been around for hundreds of years? Some of them have changed very little from those days. On the other hand, when we think of medieval gambling, most people might think of archery tournaments, knight duels, horse races, and alike.
When we think about modern gambling, we think of all the different games, such as video poker, roulette, slot machines, bingo, and many others.