Patent ID: 7766741

Claim:
A gaming method including: (a) matching a set of bingo card representations for a bingo game with a game designation set to identify a first winning pattern for a first bingo card representation included in the set of bingo card representations, the first winning pattern being defined as a predetermined game ending arrangement of card locations produced upon matching the first bingo card representation with a final game designation of the game designation set to define an end of the bingo game, and the first winning pattern being associated with a first prize to be awarded for achieving the first winning pattern; (b) identifying an additional winning pattern for an additional bingo card representation included in the set of bingo card representations other than the first bingo card representation, the additional winning pattern being defined as a predetermined additional winning arrangement of card locations matched to the game designations from the game designation set, the additional winning arrangement of card locations being dissimilar to the game ending arrangement of card locations, and the additional winning pattern being associated with an additional prize to be awarded for achieving the additional winning pattern, the additional prize being different from the first prize; (c) displaying a first result representation at an electronic player station for a player associated with the first bingo card representation, the first result representation including a first graphical representation imitating a result in a game other than bingo, the first graphical representation being correlated with the first prize so that displaying the first graphical representation indicates that the first prize is being awarded for producing the first winning pattern with the first bingo card representation; and (d) displaying an additional result representation at an electronic player station for a player associated with the additional bingo card representation, the additional result representation including an additional graphical representation imitating an additional result in the game other than bingo, the additional graphical representation being correlated with the additional prize so that displaying the additional graphical representation indicates that the additional prize is being awarded for producing the additional winning pattern with the additional bingo card representation, wherein the game other than bingo includes (i) a reel-type game in which a respective result is shown by a number of spinning reels which come to rest to display an array of indicia or (ii) a playing card game.