Patent ID: 8087990
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method including: (a) collecting game play requests from a number of player stations into a first group of game play requests at a gaming server, wherein: (b) in memory at the gaming server, associating each game play request in the first group with a respective bingo card representation; (c) determining if the first group of game play requests meets a predefined condition for a first quorum required to conduct a first bingo game, the predefined condition for the first quorum including a minimum number of game play requests in the first group of game play requests; (d) in response to meeting the predefined condition for the first quorum, conducting the first bingo game at the gaming server with the first group, the first bingo game being conducted by matching a plurality of bingo designations against the bingo card representations stored and determining the presence of one or more winning patterns; (e) returning the respective result for the first bingo game responsive to each game play request in the first group, and awarding a credit award redeemable for money to each player whose respective game play request results in a winning pattern, and who daubs if a daub is required, as determined in the conduct of the first bingo game; (f) collecting game play requests from the number of player stations into a second group of game play requests at the gaming server while conducting a portion of the first bingo game, wherein: (g) while conducting a portion of the first bingo game, determining if the second group of game play requests meets a predefined condition for a second quorum; and (h) dynamically determining the minimum number of game play requests required to establish the first quorum, the dynamic determination being based upon system utilization conditions.