It turned out to be a smart move - Slingo launched in 1996 and sat at number one on the AOL game charts for at least two years, with millions of people lapping up this exciting mix of slots and bingo. Once fully formed, the programmer suggested he should share the game on AOL’s games channel, which was very popular at the time.
Sal subsequently contacted a New York programmer to develop a computer prototype of his exciting new game. This original mechanical Slingo machine that would inspire the online game still sits in Sal’s basement today. Sal removed the original symbols on the reels of the slot and replaced them with numbers 1 to 75, a gold star, plus free spin, Joker and Devil symbols. He jotted his ideas down on a yellow lined pad and sourced a 1950s five-reel slot machine from Mexico - the machine’s five reels would match up perfectly with the five columns in 75-ball bingo. decided to try and combine his and his mother’s favourite game, bingo, with a slot machine.
Slingo Inc’s origins date back to when Sal Falciglia Sr.
