Patent ID: 9600962
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A bingo progressive video gaming system adapted to be used as a bonusing mechanism with an independent Class III game, the bingo progressive video gaming system comprising: a plurality of only independent Class III gaming terminals connected to the bingo progressive video gaming system, wherein a bingo progressive jackpot is added to each of the independent Class III gaming terminals regardless of classification of each independent Class III gaming terminal, and wherein the bingo progressive jackpot is shared among the independent Class III gaming terminals through a bingo progressive plug-in interface, each independent Class III gaming terminal comprising a housing, a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, the plurality of input devices including an acceptor configured to receive a wager and establish a credit balance; a database to record activity on games played on the bingo progressive video gaming system only under Class III gaming rules; a progressive database for establishing the bingo progressive jackpot, wherein the bingo progressive jackpot is a far-miss bingo progressive jackpot; a ball call system; a bingo card distribution system; a progressive prize distribution system; a virtual bingo card; and a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing program instructions, the programming instructions comprising: wherein the plurality of independent Class III gaming terminals are each connected to the bingo progressive video gaming system through the bingo progressive plug-in interface.