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WO2006128014A2
WO2006128014A2 PCT/US2006/020490 US2006020490W WO2006128014A2 WO 2006128014 A2 WO2006128014 A2 WO 2006128014A2 US 2006020490 W US2006020490 W US 2006020490W WO 2006128014 A2 WO2006128014 A2 WO 2006128014A2
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Susan Jean Barrick
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/062—Bingo games, e.g. Bingo card games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/0645—Electric lottos or bingo games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/0625—Devices for filling-in or checking
    • A63F3/064—Electric devices for filling-in or checking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/065—Tickets or accessories for use therewith

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  • Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods of gaming, particularly methods of facilitating bingo play.
  • Bingo can be played using traditional paper bingo cards or with electronic bingo equipment.
  • Paper bingo cards are marked in the familiar manner by daubing or laying tokens over the numbers printed on the card, hi electronic bingo, the "cards" are represented on a computer screen and/or stored within a computer memory, along with a record of which numbers on the electronic cards have been called and marked.
  • the fundamental game is the same: to score/play bingo by marking one or more numbers within one, two, three, four or all five of the B, I, N, G and O ranges indicated on a given card.
  • Paper bingo games generally proceed more slowly than electronic bingo games, whereas electronic bingo is quicker and provides the player with more of a "slot machine" play experience.
  • a method of bingo play comprises providing a bingo venue having both paper bingo cards and electronic bingo cards; conducting in the bingo venue a first paper bingo game by calling paper bingo numbers for marking only on the paper bingo cards; and simultaneously conducting in the bingo venue a second, separate electronic bingo game by calling electronic bingo numbers for marking only on the electronic bingo cards; such that the paper bingo cards are not in bingo competition with the electronic bingo cards.
  • the method can further comprise offering bingo players a choice of paper bingo play or electronic bingo play without a competitive advantage associated with either choice.
  • the method can alternatively further comprise starting the paper bingo game and the electronic bingo game simultaneously.
  • Another preferred embodiment is a method of bingo play in a bingo environment having both paper bingo cards and electronic bingo cards.
  • the method comprises conducting simultaneously, (a) a first paper bingo game by calling paper bingo numbers for marking on paper bingo cards; and (b) a second, separate electronic bingo game by calling separate electronic bingo numbers for marking on electronic bingo cards.
  • the method can further comprise permitting individual bingo players to play one or more paper bingo cards; or one or more electronic bingo cards; or both one or more paper bingo cards and one or more electronic bingo cards.
  • calling the paper bingo numbers comprises calling the paper bingo numbers at a paper caller location; calling the electronic bingo numbers comprises calling the electronic bingo numbers at an electronic caller location; and the paper caller location is next to the electronic caller location.
  • the paper caller location and the electronic caller location are at a common caller stand, stage or platform.
  • One variation of the method further comprises starting the paper bingo game and the electronic bingo game simultaneously.
  • the paper bingo numbers are indicated verbally, and the electronic bingo numbers are indicated via electronic signals.
  • the electronic bingo cards are maintained by at least one of hand held units and fixed base computers.
  • Another preferred embodiment is a bingo gaming method.
  • the method comprises providing printed-card bingo play in a bingo venue; providing simultaneous electronic-card bingo play in the bingo venue; and preventing competition between players engaged only in the printed-card bingo play and players engaged only in the electronic-card bingo play.
  • the method can further comprise starting a printed-card bingo game and an electronic-card bingo game simultaneously.
  • providing printed-card bingo play comprises calling printed-card bingo numbers for marking only on printed bingo cards.
  • providing electronic-card bingo play comprises calling electronic-card bingo numbers for marking only on electronic bingo cards.
  • calling the printed-card bingo numbers comprises calling the printed-card bingo numbers at a printed-card caller location; calling the electronic bingo numbers comprises calling the electronic bingo numbers at an electronic caller location; and the printed-card caller location is next to the electronic caller location.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a method of bingo play.
  • Certain embodiments disclosed herein add a new range of interest for all bingo players, motivating players to wager and participate in multiple bingo games.
  • the disclosed concepts will move bingo into a new level of play (gaming).
  • the disclosed methods of bingo play, and methods of simultaneous play of multiple bingo games are suitable for use with 75-ball bingo, 90-ball bingo, or with any other bingo game or rule set.
  • Certain preferred embodiments relate generally to the usual method of playing bingo and the devices that enhance the game of bingo. Certain preferred embodiments provide a player with a convenient and simple way to simultaneously play multiple bingo games in an evenly matched environment.
  • the multiple console methods disclosed herein for playing the game of bingo provide an improved level of excitement and attraction such that the game is more appealing and can better attract players.
  • Players can have a choice to play paper bingo cards, electronic bingo cards, or both paper and electronic bingo cards, without any competitive advantages between the paper card players and the electronic card players.
  • paper includes paper, paperboard, cardboard, plastic, metallic foil or any other suitable inexpensive sheet material on which a bingo pattern can be printed.
  • two bingo consoles/blowers/desks preferably on the same stage/callers stand/platform, with two live bingo callers (the person who operates the bingo console), simultaneously call two sessions of bingo (see Figure 1).
  • there may be a single caller preferably conducting the paper bingo call while the electronic bingo call proceeds automatically, and if desired under the oversight of a bingo hall employee or supervisor.
  • the paper session game and the electronic session game will possibly not end at the same time; if that is the case, the paper session game will continue or the electronic session game will continue until they both have ended.
  • the start times of some or all of the paper and electronic bingo games can be coordinated such that the game pairs or game sets all start at the same time; alternatively, the game start times can be staggered or otherwise not coordinated such that continuous play of each type of game is facilitated.
  • Caller #1 will start the next game and repeat procedures (1), (2), (3), (5), (6) and (9) and so on until all the warm ups, early birds, main session, specials, late birds, speedball and all bingo games during that session playing paper bingo cards are finished.
  • Caller #2 will start the next game and repeat procedures (1), (2), (4), (7), (8) and (9) and so on until all the warm ups, early birds, main session, specials, late birds, speedball and all bingo games during that session playing electronic bingo cards are finished.
  • the ball camera on console #1 can send a signal to all the monitors mounted on the walls and/or the ceilings in the hall. These monitors can preferably be seen by all players (both paper and electronic). The bingo balls shown in these monitors preferably pertain only to the paper bingo card players.
  • the console can send a signal to the "flash boards" mounted on the walls and/or ceilings in the bingo hall.
  • the flash boards can be seen by all players (both paper and electronic).
  • the numbers displayed on the flash boards will preferably pertain only to the paper bingo card players.
  • a flash board is a electronic device used in a bingo hall to show the bingo players which numbers have been called or not called by the Bingo Caller.
  • the flash board will show fifteen "B” row numbers 1 through 15 horizontally across the board, fifteen "I” row numbers 16 through 30 horizontally across the board, fifteen "N” row numbers 31 through 45 horizontally across the board, fifteen "G” row numbers 46 through 60 horizontally across the board and fifteen "O” row numbers 61 through 75 horizontally across the board.
  • a flash board typically uses/displays 90 numbers and no letters. As each ball is called an electronic signal is sent to the flash board and that ball number will light up and stay lit until the completion of each game.)
  • the ball camera on console #2 can send a signal to the caller's monitor and to a small monitor located behind Caller #2. Once the caller places the ball into the position on the console it will send a signal to both the hand held bingo machines and the fixed base bingo computers. The electronic bingo players will see the ball number and letter displayed on their screens (which are preferably visible only to the electronic bingo card players).
  • the console can send a signal to the flash boards located on the hand held bingo machines and the fixed base bingo computers.
  • the flash boards can preferably be seen only by the electronic bingo cards players.
  • the electronic hand held machines and the fixed base bingo computers both have a visual screens that the player can view during the bingo session. On the screens are displayed a flash board showing all one through seventy-five bingo numbers, and an indication of which numbers have been called and which have not been called.
  • One or more game patterns (showing which pattern(s) is/are being played on each bingo game) can be displayed as well and, depending on the device manufacturer, many other graphics and options making electronic bingo play very exciting.
  • certain embodiments comprise methods of playing multiple independent bingo games simultaneously in a bingo hall, by using multiple and independent bingo game consoles (where "multiple" means two or more).
  • One example of a method involving multiple bingo consoles played simultaneously in a bingo hall is as follows.
  • Two bingo callers simultaneously draw a randomly generated ball selection from two separate bingo consoles.
  • Caller One using Console One provides a verbal bingo ball call for the bingo players using paper bingo cards.
  • Caller Two using Console Two enters a silent bingo ball selection, sending a electronic signal (e.g., wireless radio frequency) from Console Two to an electronic bingo hand held machine/unit, and/or sending the same signal via a hardwired data line/cable to a fixed base electronic bingo computer.
  • a electronic signal e.g., wireless radio frequency
  • Caller One calls bingo numbers until the completion of the paper card bingo game , at which point Caller One typically hears a verbal yell of "bingo" from one or more of the paper bingo card players. Meanwhile, Caller Two also calls numbers until the completion of the electronic card bingo game. Via wireless (e.g. radio frequency) and/or hardwired communications the electronic bingo console alerts both Caller Two and the relevant player(s) of a "bingo".
  • wireless e.g. radio frequency
  • Caller One and Caller Two use the same program of bingo card patterns.
  • the game number one pattern for the paper bingo card players is the same pattern as the game number one pattern for the electronic bingo card players and so on.
  • the paper bingo game can include a prize for the winning pattern, to be awarded to the winning paper bingo card player(s).
  • the electronic bingo card game can also include a prize for the winning pattern, to be awarded to the winning electronic bingo card player(s).
  • the two prizes are preferably awarded or paid out for two separate and independent bingo games played simultaneously in the same bingo hall.
  • the above-described format of bingo playing eliminates the advantages that electronic bingo card players have over paper bingo card players.
  • a paper card player can derive advantage only through the traditional measures of skill, quantity of cards purchased and chance.
  • the electronic bingo card player preferably competes only against other electronic bingo card players. This creates an evenly matched bingo environment since bingo players will only be allowed to compete against other bingo players using the same format (paper or electronic) of bingo.
  • Paper bingo cards matrix of 25 numbers B, I, N, G, O rows of 5 numbers

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Abstract

L'invention se rapporte à une partie de bingo se déroulant sur un site qui permet de jouer à la fois avec des cartes de bingo en papier et des cartes de bingo électroniques ; le procédé consiste à mener sur ce site une première partie de bingo sur papier en appelant des numéros bingo sur papier reportés uniquement sur les cartes de bingo en papier, tout en menant sur ce même site une deuxième partie de bingo électronique distincte en appelant des numéros de bingo électroniques reportés uniquement sur les cartes de bingo électroniques ; ainsi les cartes de bingo en papier ne sont pas en concurrence avec les cartes de bingo électroniques.
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