Method of bingo play with multiple consoles played simultaneously

Abstract

A method of bingo play comprises providing a bingo venue having both paper bingo cards and electronic bingo cards; conducting in the bingo venue a first paper bingo game by calling paper bingo numbers for marking only on the paper bingo cards; and simultaneously conducting in the bingo venue a second, separate electronic bingo game by calling electronic bingo numbers for marking only on the electronic bingo cards; such that the paper bingo cards are not in bingo competition with the electronic bingo cards.

1 . A method of bingo play, said method comprising: 
 providing a bingo venue having both paper bingo cards and electronic bingo cards;    conducting in said bingo venue a first paper bingo game by calling paper bingo numbers for marking only on said paper bingo cards; and    simultaneously conducting in said bingo venue a second, separate electronic bingo game by calling electronic bingo numbers for marking only on said electronic bingo cards;    such that said paper bingo cards are not in bingo competition with said electronic bingo cards.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising offering bingo players a choice of paper bingo play or electronic bingo play without a competitive advantage associated with either choice.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising starting said paper bingo game and said electronic bingo game simultaneously.  
   
   
       4 . A method of bingo play in a bingo environment having both paper bingo cards and electronic bingo cards, said method comprising conducting simultaneously: 
 (a) a first paper bingo game by calling paper bingo numbers for marking on paper bingo cards; and    (b) a second, separate electronic bingo game by calling separate electronic bingo numbers for marking on electronic bingo cards.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising permitting individual bingo players to play one or more paper bingo cards; or one or more electronic bingo cards; or both one or more paper bingo cards and one or more electronic bingo cards.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein: 
 calling said paper bingo numbers comprises calling said paper bingo numbers at a paper caller location;    calling said electronic bingo numbers comprises calling said electronic bingo numbers at an electronic caller location; and    said paper caller location is next to said electronic caller location.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said paper caller location and said electronic caller location are at a common caller stand, stage or platform.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising starting said paper bingo game and said electronic bingo game simultaneously.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said paper bingo numbers are indicated verbally, and said electronic bingo numbers are indicated via electronic signals.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said electronic bingo cards are maintained by at least one of hand held units and fixed base computers.  
   
   
       11 . A bingo gaming method, said method comprising: 
 providing printed-card bingo play in a bingo venue;    providing simultaneous electronic-card bingo play in said bingo venue; and    preventing competition between players engaged only in said printed-card bingo play and players engaged only in said electronic-card bingo play.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising starting a printed-card bingo game and an electronic-card bingo game simultaneously.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing printed-card bingo play comprises calling printed-card bingo numbers for marking only on printed bingo cards.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein providing electronic-card bingo play comprises calling electronic-card bingo numbers for marking only on electronic bingo cards.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein: 
 calling said printed-card bingo numbers comprises calling said printed-card bingo numbers at a printed-card caller location;    calling said electronic bingo numbers comprises calling said electronic bingo numbers at an electronic caller location; and    said printed-card caller location is next to said electronic caller location.