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1. A dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system comprising:
a plurality of gaming terminals connected to the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system; each gaming terminal comprising a housing, a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, the plurality of input devices including an acceptor configured to receive a wager and establish a credit balance; a database to record activity on games played on the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system under Class II gaming rules; a database to record activity on games played on the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system under Class III gaming rules; a shared database for storing progressive information for all games played on the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system under Class II gaming rules and under Class III gaming rules; a progressive database to connect to an independent Class II gaming system and an independent Class III gaming system so that a progressive jackpot may be shared among all of the games being played on the dual mode progressive video gaming system, the independent Class II gaming system, and the independent Class III gaming system; and a dual mode gaming system comprising:
a switching logic to switch automatically between Class II gaming rules and Class III gaming rules on a play by play basis based on availability of players to create a quorum;a bingo progressive module for adding bingo-based far-miss progressive jackpots to any game played on the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system, the bingo progressive module having a ball call system, a quorum builder, and a bingo card distribution system;a virtual bingo card that is played by the dual mode gaming system when a game is being played under Class III gaming rules;a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing program instructions, the programming instructions comprising:
receiving at least one play request from at least one player;continuously monitoring whether another play request is received from at least another player;determining whether a quorum of players is established within a predetermined period of time;initiating a bingo game under one of Class II gaming rules and Class III gaming rules for the at least one player depending upon whether the quorum of players is established within the predetermined period of time; andending the bingo game when a bingo card of a player has achieved a predetermined game ending pattern, wherein the independent Class II gaming system comprises:
an independent Class II database;an independent ball call system;an independent bingo card distribution system;an independent progressive prize distribution system;at least one independent Class II gaming terminal; andan independent quorum builder; and wherein the at least one independent Class II gaming terminal is connected to the dual mode progressive bingo video gaming system through a bingo progressive plug-in interface and wherein the bingo progressive plug-in interface appears as a side game to a base game being played on the at least one independent Class II gaming terminal. |
