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1. A method of operating a video gaming system, wherein said video gaming system has a processor for executing program instructions and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program instructions, the program instructions comprising:
displaying on a video screen of a terminal of the video game system a combination bingo and poker video game; providing each player with a plurality of individual electronic flashboards, wherein each flashboard is generated by a dual perm system, each flashboard having an equal number of spaces, each space defined by a column label and a space number, wherein the space number is randomly selected from a predefined number range for each column, wherein the individual electronic flashboard has indicia for each space on each flashboard, wherein the indicia comprises each of suit and value indicia, the individual electronic flashboard having a game ending pattern outlined thereon; providing a plurality of electronic bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein each bingo ball has markings associated with one of the plurality of spaces, a total number of bingo balls corresponding to a total number of the plurality of spaces on an individual electronic flashboard; randomly selecting via electronic draw a first group of electronic bingo balls for common use for all players; electronically communicating the results of the draw of the first group of electronic bingo balls to player machines; displaying on the video screen to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the first group of electronic bingo balls; electronically marking each square associated with each of the first group of electronic bingo balls on each individual electronic flashboard; randomly selecting via electronic draw a second group of electronic bingo balls for common use for all players, wherein a total number of bingo balls in the first group of electronic bingo balls and the second group of electronic bingo balls is equal to a least amount of balls needed to completely fill the game ending pattern; electronically communicating the results of the draw of the second group of electronic bingo balls to the player machines; displaying on the video screen to each player the markings associated with each selected bingo ball of the second group of electronic bingo balls; determining any winning flashboard; displaying on the video screen the indicia associated with each said numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball on a first flashboard, wherein said indicia form a first poker hand; selecting desired indicia to be kept by each player; wherein the selected indicia to be kept by each player forms indicia for a plurality of poker hands being played simultaneously by each player, the number of poker hands equal to the number of individual electronic flashboards being played by the player; displaying on the video screen the indicia associated with each of the numbered space corresponding to each selected bingo ball of the second group of electronic bingo balls; electronically swapping non-selected indicia of the first poker hand and remaining portions of the additional poker hands with indicia associated with a numbered space corresponding to a selected bingo ball of the second group of electronic bingo balls; electronically switching indicia on non-first individual electronic flashboards with the selected desired indicia kept by the player, wherein electronically switching indicia on non-first individual electronic flashboards with selected desired indicia kept by the player comprises electronically switching locations of desired indicia kept by the player from an initial location on each non-first individual electronic flashboard to a location indicated by a numbered space on a first individual electronic flashboard corresponding to the desired indicia selected; and determining winning player indicia combinations. |
