Patent ID: 7985130
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method including: (a) providing at least one pattern group including at least one winning bingo pattern, each pattern group also mapped to two or more pattern result levels respectively mapped to two or more different prize levels, wherein the pattern groups, pattern result levels, and prize levels are stored in a data structure in computer memory so as to achieve a desired prize structure and a desired paytable for a bingo game; (b) after completing, using at least one processor, at least one winning bingo pattern including a game ending pattern, but before selecting a prize result level for the winning bingo pattern, looking up in the data structure a corresponding pattern group that corresponds to the winning bingo pattern and selecting a set of one or more bonus designations; (c) applying, using at least one processor, at least one of the winning bingo patterns in combination with the set of bonus designations to look up in the data structure a respective one of the pattern result levels mapped to the corresponding pattern group for a game play request in a bingo game, the respective one of the pattern result levels being identified from among two or more pattern result levels defined for a respective winning bingo pattern achieved for the game play request, the bonus designations being selected from a pool of designations employed to form the winning bingo patterns, the bonus designations each being a single bingo number for matching against a playing card representation, a match being a single bonus designation matching a single card designation in a single location in the playing card representation; and (d) causing, using at least one processor, a credit award corresponding to the identified pattern result level to be awarded to a player at an electronic player station, and causing a display device to display game presentation graphics associated with the credit award.