July 2025

 

 

 

 

Maybe my favorite Bingos`…the American games still hold a mystic for me`

 

This website is some 25-years old now and I have made many pages dedicated to these machines`

This page here is attempt to pull some of them together, to help show their evolution`

 

 

 

~ Through the Years  ~

 

~ everything underlined below is a link ~

 

>>> The 1940s <<<

 

 

>>>1951<<<

 

1951 was the first year of the Bingos and the Honors clearly must go to United Manufacturing`

Lyn Durant and his team release five Bingos in the last seven months of the year`…phenomenal`

 

 

The 1st Bingo Pinballs

 

May 1951 ...the 1st Month of the Bingos`

 

 

 

 

 

 

>>>1952<<<

 

 

 

The 1952 "Spottem" Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>>>1953<<<

 

 

1953 ushered in Super Cards for both Bally and United

 

Super Cards Highlight

 

 

 

 

 

>>>1954<<<

 

 

 

Lite-a-Name Highlight

 

 

 

_ Bally Magic _

 

1954 also changed up everything with Bingo Cards the player can control` true Variety`

 

Magic Lines Detail

 

 

 

 

 

>>>1955<<<

 

Magic Pockets Highlight

 

 

 Also starting in 1955 the very popular Magic Squares was introduced with Broadway

Magic Squares Detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>>>1956<<<

>>>1957<<<

>>>1958<<<

 

 

The 1958 introduction of Magic Screens would prove to be the all-time favorite of most players`

 

Magic Screen Detail

 

 

 

 

>>>1959<<<

>>>1960<<<

>>>1961<<<

>>>1962<<<

 

 

>>>1965<<<

 

 

Bally’s last major movement came in 1965 with Color Zones on the 20-hole Bingos`

 

Mystic Line Detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-years to go`

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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