Patent ID: 7708631
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system for conducting bingo-type games, the gaming system including: (a) a player station; (b) a user interface included with the player station, the user interface for (i) enabling a player using the player station to enter a game play request for a play in a bingo-type game to initiate a game play request communication from the player station, and for (ii) enabling the player to enter an automatic daub input for the play in the bingo-type game as a separate input after entry of the game play request; (c) a data storage device for storing a matched card set, the matched card set including a number of game play records, each game play record corresponding to a respective bingo card representation and including a result indicator indicating a result of a match between the respective bingo card representation and a set of game designations; (d) a back office system connected for communication with the player station and also connected for communication with the data storage device, the back office system for assigning a respective game play record from the matched card set to the player station in response to receiving the game play request communication; and (e) an automatic daub control for applying the set of game designations in response to the automatic daub input to automatically daub the respective bingo card representation associated with the respective game play record assigned to the player station.