Patent ID: 7316612

Claim:
An electronic device for conducting a Bingo game comprising: a data processor; a display; means for a player to initiate play of a Bingo game, said processor controlling the display to display a 5×5 Bingo card matrix and at each coordinate of the card a number selected from a universe of Bingo numbers; a first data structure storing data corresponding to each of a plurality of winning patterns of identified coordinates on said card; means for the processor to select from the universe of Bingo numbers a preselected quantity of numbers defining a first outcome set and an additional quantity of numbers to represent a second outcome set; said processor programmed (i) to compare said number sets to the numbers of the card and determine if a concordance occurs, (ii) to control the display to identify the coordinate location of the concordance on the card, (iii)(a) to compare the pattern of identified coordinates from the first outcome set to the patterns stored at the first data structure and to issue an award to the player if at least one of said patterns occur on said card and (b) to compare the identified locations from the first and second sets to the patterns stored at the first data structure to determine if at least one predetermined pattern occurs and, if so, issue an award to the player; and means for the player to enter a second wager at least prior to the said processor identification of the coordinate locations of the concordance on the card selection resulting from the selection of said second set of numbers.