Method, apparatus, and program product for presenting results in a bingo-type game

Abstract

A result represented by a matched bingo card representation is displayed to a player in a bingo-type game through a result representation provided at a suitable player station. Each result representation includes a graphical representation unrelated to the bingo-type game. That is, although the game results are simply bingo game results defined by predetermined patterns of matches between the various card designations and the designation set produced or called for a particular bingo-type game, the game results are displayed to the players with a graphical display including a graphic that is not merely a graphical representation or reproduction of a bingo card.

1 . A method for operating a gaming system, the method including:
 (a) with a data processing system included in the gaming system, matching a number of game designations from a designation draw for a bingo game to a number of bingo card representations in play for the bingo game;   (b) identifying a game ending result with the data processing system, the game ending result being produced upon matching a first bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations with a game ending number of game designations from the designation draw for the bingo game to generate a game ending pattern of matched card locations on the first bingo card representation;   (c) with the data processing system, identifying a respective bingo game result for each other bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations in play for the bingo game, the respective bingo game result for a second bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations comprising a first winning result which is produced upon matching the second bingo card representation with the game ending number of game designations from the designation draw for the bingo game to generate a first winning pattern of matched card locations on the second bingo card representation, the first winning pattern of matched card locations being dissimilar to the game ending pattern of matched card locations;   (d) displaying a game ending result representation at an electronic player station in the gaming system for a player associated with the first bingo card representation, the game ending result representation being correlated to the game ending pattern of matched card locations and including a graphical representation of a result in 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; and   (e) displaying a first winning result representation at an electronic player station in the gaming system for a player associated with the second bingo card representation, the first winning result representation being correlated to the first winning pattern of matched card locations and including a graphical representation of a first winning result in the reel-type game.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein identifying the game ending result for the first bingo card representation and identifying the bingo game result for the second bingo card representation are performed prior to an assignment of bingo card representations from the number of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein identifying the game ending result for the first bingo card representation and identifying the bingo game result for the second bingo card representation are performed after an assignment of bingo card representations from the number of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the game ending result representation is displayed at a display device included with the electronic player station in the gaming system for the player associated with the first bingo card representation. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first winning result representation is displayed at a display device included with the electronic player station in the gaming system for the player associated with the second bingo card representation. 
     
     
         6 . A method for operating a gaming system, the method including:
 (a) with a data processing system included in the gaming system, matching a number of game designations from a designation draw for a bingo game to a number of bingo card representations in play for the bingo game;   (b) identifying a game ending result with the data processing system, the game ending result being produced upon matching a first bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations with a game ending number of game designations from the designation draw for the bingo game to generate a game ending pattern of matched card locations on the first bingo card representation;   (c) with the data processing system, identifying a respective bingo game result for each other bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations in play for the bingo game, the respective bingo game result for a second bingo card representation in the number of bingo card representations comprising a first winning result which is produced upon matching the second bingo card representation with the game ending number of game designations from the designation draw for the bingo game to generate a first winning pattern of matched card locations on the second bingo card representation, the first winning pattern of matched card locations being dissimilar to the game ending pattern of matched card locations;   (d) displaying a game ending result representation at an electronic player station in the gaming system for a player associated with the first bingo card representation, the game ending result representation being correlated to the game ending pattern of matched card locations and including a graphical representation of a result in a playing card game in which a respective result is portrayed by one or more playing card representations; and   (e) displaying a first winning result representation at an electronic player station in the gaming system for a player associated with the second bingo card representation, the first winning result representation being correlated to the first winning pattern of matched card locations and including a graphical representation of a first winning result in the playing card game.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein identifying the game ending result for the first bingo card representation and identifying the bingo game result for the second bingo card representation are performed prior to an assignment of bingo card representations from the number of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein identifying the game ending result for the first bingo card representation and identifying the bingo game result for the second bingo card representation are performed after an assignment of bingo card representations from the number of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the game other than bingo is a poker game. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the game ending result representation is displayed at a display device included with the electronic player station in the gaming system for the player associated with the first bingo card representation. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the first winning result representation is displayed at a display device included with the electronic player station in the gaming system for the player associated with the second bingo card representation. 
     
     
         12 . A gaming apparatus including:
 (a) a data processing system adapted to match a group of bingo card representations with a game ending number of game designations from a game designation set for a bingo game to identify a respective bingo result for each respective bingo card representation in the group of bingo card representations, wherein one bingo game result comprises a game ending result produced upon matching a first bingo card representation in the group of bingo card representations with the game ending number of game designations to generate a game ending pattern of matched card locations on the first bingo card representation, and wherein the respective bingo game result for a second bingo card representation in the group of bingo card representations comprises a first winning result which is produced upon matching the second bingo card representation with the game ending number of game designations to generate a first winning pattern of matched card locations on the second bingo card representation, the first winning pattern of matched card locations being dissimilar to the game ending pattern of matched card locations;   (b) a first player station connected for communication with the data processing system;   (c) a first display device associated with the first player station, the first display device being adapted to display a game ending result representation which is correlated to the game ending pattern of matched card locations and which includes a graphical representation of a result in a game other than bingo;   (d) a second player station connected for communication with the data processing system;   (e) a second display device associated with the second player station, the second display device being adapted to display a first winning result representation which is correlated to the first winning pattern of matched card locations and which includes a graphical representation of a winning result in the game other than bingo; and   (f) wherein the game other than bingo includes either (i) a reel-type game in which a respective result is shown by a number of spinable reels, or (ii) a playing card game in which a respective result is shown by a number of playing card representations.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the data processing system matches the group of bingo card representations with the game ending number of game designations prior to an assignment of bingo card representations from the group of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the data processing system matches the group of bingo card representations with the game ending number of game designations after an assignment of bingo card representations from the group of bingo card representations to players in the bingo game. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the game other than bingo is a reel-type game having three reels. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the game other than bingo is a poker game.