1973 3-Way Bingo - スリーウェー・ビンゴ by セガ (Sega)

Name: 3-Way Bingo - スリーウェー・ビンゴ
Year: 1973
Company: セガ (Sega)

I have received confirmation from someone who worked at Sega that 3-Way Bingo was released in 1973.  Prior to this source, this information was not publicly known. (to the best of my knowledge)
I am happy to share the information.

The playfield for 3-Way Bingo follows a template made popular in Europe in the 1960s.  The playfield is almost identical to Big Strike Bowling, a very simple machine that was popular across Europe.  

Big Strike Bowling (by NSM, 1960s)

Taito began importing and rebranding these machine around 1971.  Please see:  1971 Big Strike Bowling - ビッグ・ストライク・ボウリング by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading)

The hardware for 3-Way Bingo is a bit more advanced than Big Strike Bowling, which is mostly mechanical except for the lights, the ball release solenoid, and I think it also has a replay circuit.

3-Way Bingo gives you 3 shots, and a prize is paid out for any line of 3, or for lighting 3 of the 4 corners.

lit bingo card

The gameplay and design for 3-Way Bingo shows direct influence from other European games, like Jamieson's Bingo games.  Unfortunately, I do not know the dates of these European games, but we know when Britain changed their penny, so we can divide British machines into pre-decimilization, so before 1971, and post-decimilization which is 1971 and after.

According to a now-defunct website, this Bingo existed in pre-decimalization days, so 1970 or before:

Bingo by Jamieson

The next 2 machines are post-decimalization.  I do not know which year they came out, so I cannot be sure if 3-Way Bingo was directly influenced by them, or if it was just the style of the time.

Bingo by Jamieson
The playfield colours are somewhat similar to 3-Way Bingo.

Bingo by Jamieson
This machine seems to have taken inspiration from Japanese machines that preceded it, incorporating a dense pin playfield.

Regardless of when they were released, these games all have very similar gameplay.