BINGO is back, according to a new study, with almost a third of millennial Brits confessing they’ve become big fans.

Since reopening Mecca Bingo - which has a hall in Wrexham - has seen a resurgence and refreshed love for the game.

According to the data, as many as 20 percent of millennials will dust off their dabbers and play a weekly game of bingo, a similar 21 percent at least once a month.

Perhaps unsurprisingly lockdown has helped with the revival of bingo, with 39 percent having played with friends and family during the last four months.

While 46 percent of bingo lovers play online, two in five Brits enjoy a game at a classic bingo hall, while 22 percent will play at home with friends.

More than a fifth (21 per cent) of young Britons have even taken a potential partner for a date at a bingo hall.

Catrin White, retail marketing director at Mecca Bingo, said: “Bingo has a long history and it’s great to see it’s still as popular as ever with Brits from all over the UK.

"We’re seeing a resurgence with millennials favouring the classic game, and our research also indicates that plenty of Brits enjoyed bingo throughout lockdown driving a renewed passion for the pastime.

Bingo’s origins are believed to be in Italy, where it is said the game began life as a lottery called ‘Il Gioco del Lotto d’Italia’, in 1530. It later became a favourite of the French aristocracy, where it was known as ‘Le Lotto’, before finally arriving on British shores in the 18th century, being widely played across industrial towns and cities.