VIDEO BINGO GAME AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20130053121A1
• Filed: 06/13/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mpbingo, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mpbingo, LLC
• Inventors: Weingardt, Gary, Weingardt, Gamin, Loebig, Gary Lee
• Granted Patent: US 8,752,838 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/19
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0645 Electric lottos or bingo games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

A video bingo poker game comprising: providing each player with an individual flashboard, each flashboard having an equal number of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column; providing a plurality of bingo balls, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces; randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls; displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls; marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard; and determining any winning flashboard.

Claims

1. A video gaming system comprising a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program instructions, the programming instructions comprising:

providing each player with an individual flashboard, each flashboard having an equal number of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column;

providing a plurality of bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces, a total number of bingo balls corresponding to a number of the plurality of spaces on an individual flashboard;

randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls;

marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard; and

determining any winning flashboard.

2. The video gaming system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprises:

providing indicia for each space on each flashboard, wherein the indicia comprises each of suit and value indicia; and

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball on each flashcard.

3. The video gaming system of claim 2, wherein the program instructions further comprises:

randomly selecting a second group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

selecting desired indicia to be kept by each player; and

swapping the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each non-selected bingo ball on each flashcard;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball of the second group of bingo balls; and

determining winning player indicia combination.

4. The video gaming system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the first group of bingo balls wherein the first group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

5. The video gaming system of claim 3, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the second group of bingo balls wherein the second group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

6. The video gaming system of claim 1, wherein determining any winning flashboard further comprises determining a first player to achieve a desired pattern on the flash card.

7. The video gaming system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprises determining any bingo progressive winners.

8. The video gaming system of claim 1, wherein the program instructions further comprises determining any bingo progressive winners, wherein bingo progressive winners are awarded to a player with predetermined markings in a game ending pattern when the game ends due to another player achieving the desired game ending pattern.

9. The video gaming system of claim 3, wherein the program instructions further comprises a first bingo game commences with said randomly selecting said first group of said bingo balls, wherein a second bingo game commences with said randomly selecting said second group of bingo balls, and further comprising the steps of allowing said first game of bingo to proceed for a specified period of time prior to closing, and wherein said second bingo game commences prior to said closing of said first bingo game.

10. A video gaming system comprising a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program instructions, the programming instructions comprising:

providing each player with an individual flashboard, each flashboard having an equal number of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column;

providing a plurality of bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces, a total number of bingo balls corresponding to a number of the plurality of spaces on an individual flashboard;

randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls;

marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard;

determining any winning flashboard;

providing indicia for each space on each flashboard, wherein the indicia comprises each of suit and value indicia, the indicia remaining hidden;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball on each flashcard;

randomly selecting a second group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

selecting desired indicia to be kept by each player; and

swapping the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each non-selected bingo ball on each flashcard;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball of the second group of bingo balls; and

determining winning player indicia combination.

11. The video gaming system of claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the first group of bingo balls wherein the first group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

12. The video gaming system of claim 11, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the second group of bingo balls wherein the second group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

13. The video gaming system of claim 10, wherein determining any winning flashboard further comprises determining a first player to achieve a desired pattern on the flash card.

14. The video gaming system of claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprises determining any bingo progressive winners.

15. The video gaming system of claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprises determining any bingo progressive winners, wherein bingo progressive winners are awarded to a player with predetermined markings in a game ending pattern when the game ends due to another player achieving the desired game ending pattern.

16. The video gaming system of claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprises a first bingo game commences with said randomly selecting said first group of said bingo balls, wherein a second bingo game commences with said randomly selecting said second group of bingo balls, and further comprising the steps of allowing said first game of bingo to proceed for a specified period of time prior to closing, and wherein said second bingo game commences prior to said closing of said first bingo game.

17. A video gaming system comprising a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program instructions, the programming instructions comprising:

providing each player with an individual flashboard having a plurality of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column, each space further having indicia wherein the indicia comprises each of suit and value indicia, the indicia being hidden from view;

providing a plurality of bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces, a total number of bingo balls corresponding to a number of the plurality of spaces on an individual flashboard;

randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls;

marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard;

determining any winning flashboard, wherein a winning flashboard is a first player to achieve a desired pattern on the flashboard;

determining any bingo progressive winners, wherein bingo progressive winners are awarded to a player with predetermined markings in a game ending pattern when the game ends due to another player achieving the desired game ending pattern;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball on each flashcard; and

determining winning player indicia combination.

18. The video gaming system of claim 17, wherein the program instructions further comprises:

randomly selecting a second group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

selecting desired indicia to be kept by each player; and

swapping the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each non-selected bingo ball on each flashcard;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball of the second group of bingo balls before determining winning player indicia combination.

19. The video gaming system of claim 17, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the first group of bingo balls wherein the first group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

20. The video gaming system of claim 19, wherein the program instructions further comprises randomly selecting the second group of bingo balls wherein the second group of bingo balls comprises five bingo balls.

21. A video gaming system comprising a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program instructions, the programming instructions comprising:

providing each player with an individual flashboard having a plurality of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number;

providing a space number permutation, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column;

providing a indicia permutation, wherein the indicia permutation generates an indicia for each space on each flashboard, wherein the indicia comprises each of suit and value indicia from a playing card deck;

providing a plurality of bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces;

randomly selecting a first group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

displaying to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of bingo balls;

marking each square associated with each of the first group of bingo balls on each individual flashcard; and

determining any winning flashboard.

22. The video gaming system of claim 21, wherein the program instructions further comprises displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball on each flashcard.

23. The video gaming system of claim 22, wherein the program instructions further comprises:

randomly selecting a second group of bingo balls for common use for all players;

selecting desired indicia to be kept by each player; and

swapping the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each non-selected bingo ball on each flashcard;

displaying the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball of the second group of bingo balls; and

determining winning player indicia combination.