WO2007033200A3 - Bingo gaming using multiple prize distributions - Google Patents

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WO2007033200A3
WO2007033200A3 PCT/US2006/035536 US2006035536W WO2007033200A3 WO 2007033200 A3 WO2007033200 A3 WO 2007033200A3 US 2006035536 W US2006035536 W US 2006035536W WO 2007033200 A3 WO2007033200 A3 WO 2007033200A3
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bingo
player station
bingo player
play
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Brian Alexander Watkins
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Multimedia Games Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286Type of games
    • G07F17/329Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A method includes operating a bingo player station in a first play mode in which the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a first pattern list. In response to detecting a trigger event, the bingo player station is switched from the first play mode to a second play mode and then the bingo player station is operated in this second play mode. In the second play mode, the result for a respective bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a second pattern list. The bingo player station is switched from the second play mode to the first play mode in response to a return event.
PCT/US2006/035536 2005-09-13 2006-09-13 Bingo gaming using multiple prize distributions WO2007033200A2 (en)

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CA002622451A CA2622451A1 (en) 2005-09-13 2006-09-13 Bingo gaming using multiple prize distributions
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