Patent ID: 7938720
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method including: (a) operating a bingo player station in a first play mode in which a result value for a respective primary game bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a first pattern list, the first pattern list including a number of first result levels with each first result level corresponding to a respective set of one or more bingo patterns, to one or more first result indicators, and to a respective result value; (b) in response to detecting a trigger event signal generated by an electronic processing device, switching the bingo player station from the first play mode to a second play mode; (c) operating the bingo player station in the second play mode in which a result value for a respective primary game bingo game play initiated through the bingo player station is assigned according to a second pattern list which is different from the first pattern list, the second pattern list including a number of second result levels with each second result level corresponding to a respective set of one or more bingo patterns, to one or more second result indicators, and to a respective result value, wherein (d) in response to a return event signal generated by an electronic processing device, switching the bingo player station from the second play mode to the first play mode.