Patent ID: 6780108
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A bingo game system configured to allow at least two players to play at least one bingo game, comprising:a ball sequence drawing device; a central bingo server (CBS) in operable communication with said ball sequence drawing device; a central bingo game controller (CBGC) in operable communication with said CBS; at least two a bingo game controllers (BGCs) in operable communication with said CBGC over a network, and further where said BGCs and said CBGC are physically distal from each other; a plurality of player terminals, said player terminals further comprising a first set and a second set of player terminals, where said first set is operably connected to a first BGC using a first private network and said second set is operably connected to a second BGC using a second private network; and where said ball sequence drawing device is configured to draw a ball sequence in accordance with what said CBS needs for any active bingo games, and further where two or more bingo games share a ball draw sequence, and where said CBS sends said ball sequence to said CBGC, and where said CBGC sends a ball sequence based on said drawn ball sequence to said BGCs, and where said BGCs provides needed balls to any player terminals enrolled in the current bingo game.