Abstract: An improved electronic casino-style BINGO game system is described. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a casino-style BINGO game system provides incentive for extended play by allowing a player to purchase special BINGO cards, the special BINGO cards increasing the player's ability to win a jackpot. When a special BINGO card is purchased by a player, the player receives a new special BINGO card mid-game. The new, special BINGO card comprises preexisting hits, and requires significantly fewer additional hits to reach a coverall pattern than would be expected with a conventional BINGO card at a similar point in the BINGO game.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for an electronic poker game variation comprising generating a first electronic poker hand comprising at least one card and comparing the first electronic poker hand to a set of qualifying hands to identify a qualifying hand. A qualifying hand may comprise a hand one card short of a winning hand. At the conclusion of the game, offering a second chance to win to players with qualifying hands, the second chance comprising generating an extra card, creating a second electronic poker hand selected from the first electronic poker hand and the extra card and applying the winning hands to the second electronic poker hand to identify a second chance winner. The cost of an extra card may be the expected value of the extra card. The second electronic poker hand may be chosen by selecting the hand with the highest value.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for an electronic poker game variation comprising generating a first electronic poker hand comprising at least one card and comparing the first electronic poker hand to a set of qualifying hands to identify a qualifying hand. A qualifying hand may comprise a hand one card short of a winning hand. At the conclusion of the game, offering a second chance to win to players with qualifying hands, the second chance comprising generating an extra card, creating a second electronic poker hand selected from the first electronic poker hand and the extra card and applying the winning hands to the second electronic poker hand to identify a second chance winner. The cost of an extra card may be the expected value of the extra card. The second electronic poker hand may be chosen by selecting the hand with the highest value.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for an electronic bingo game variation comprising generating at least one electronic bingo card comprising characters from a predetermined character set; drawing a fixed or minimum number of characters to create a draw pool; matching the draw pool to the bingo card; daubing the matches to create a pattern; comparing the pattern to a set of qualifying patterns to identifying a qualifying bingo card. A qualifying pattern may comprise a pattern one match short of a winning pattern. At the conclusion of the game, offering a second chance to win to players with qualifying cards, the second chance comprising repopulating each square of the qualifying card, exclusive of the qualifying pattern, with new characters to create a second card and reapplying the draw pool to identify a second chance winner.

Abstract: A system and methods for providing multiple simultaneous electronic games to a player in a public casino are described. One or more embodiments of the electronic casino-style gaming system of the present invention provide multiple simultaneous casino games to a player in a casino, the casino-style gaming system comprising a public casino; a first casino-style gaming device installed in the public casino; a second casino-style gaming device installed proximate to the first casino-style gaming device; a compact casino gaming unit physically coupled to or between the first and second casino-style gaming devices such that the compact casino gaming unit fits between the first casino-style gaming device and the second casino-style gaming device.