Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for playing Bingo on a data processing system. At least one Bingo overlay game is configured to be playable on top of an underlying Bingo game, and the outcome of the at least one Bingo overlay game is linked to numbers called in the underlying Bingo game. In an embodiment, the current status of the at least one Bingo overlay game is displayed substantially in real-time, in dependence upon the numbers called in the underlying Bingo game.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a bingo game using a game server on a network, comprises (a) providing a plurality of unique game cards and enabling a plurality of players to each purchase at least one unique game card by using a remote game client computer, at least one purchased card is a winning game card; (b) suspending the purchase of game cards; (c) after step (b), generating numbers to obtain a sequence of calls; (d) applying the sequence of calls to each purchased game card and identifying the at least one winning game card; (e) after step (d), transmitting the sequence of calls applied in step (d) to each remote game client computer which has been used to purchase at least one game card; and, (f) on each remote game client computer, repeating the sequence of calls applied in step (d) until the at least one winning game card is identified.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a bingo game using a game server on a network, comprises (a) providing a plurality of unique game cards and enabling a plurality of players to each purchase at least one unique game card by using a remote game client computer, at least one purchased card is a winning game card; (b) suspending the purchase of game cards; (c) after step (b), generating numbers to obtain a sequence of calls; (d) applying the sequence of calls to each purchased game card and identifying the at least one winning game card; (e) after step (d), transmitting the sequence of calls applied in step (d) to each remote game client computer which has been used to purchase at least one game card; and, (f) on each remote game client computer, repeating the sequence of calls applied in step (d) until the at least one winning game card is identified.