Multi-player bingo game with multiple alternative outcome displays

A gaming unit for conducting a multi-player wagering game, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the gaming unit comprising:

• a primary outcome display device;
• a first alternate outcome display device;
• a second alternate outcome display device;
• a gaming unit controller operatively coupled to the primary outcome display device, the first alternate outcome display device, and the second alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to determine an outcome for a player for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the primary outcome display device to display the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to determine an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the first and the second alternate outcome display devices to display the alternate outcome display, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the first alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the first alternate display device is a plurality of rotatable reels, each reel having indicia for the second wagering game disposed on an outer surface of the reel such that a portion of the indicia on the reel is visible to the player, and
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the reels to rotate and to stop with indicia corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display visible to the player.

A gaming unit for conducting a multi-player wagering game, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the gaming unit comprising:

• a primary outcome display device;
• a first alternate outcome display device;
• a second alternate outcome display device;
• a gaming unit controller operatively coupled to the primary outcome display device, the first alternate outcome display device, and the second alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to determine an outcome for a player for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the primary outcome display device to display the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to determine an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the first and the second alternate outcome display devices to display the alternate outcome display, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the second alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the second alternate display device is a wheel having indicia disposed on an outwardly-facing surface of the wheel,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is configured to cause the wheel to rotate and to stop at a position corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display.

A gaming unit for conducting a multi-player wagering game, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the gaming unit comprising:

• an input device configured to receive a plurality of input selections;
• a primary outcome display device;
• a first alternate outcome display device;
• a second alternate outcome display device;
• a gaming unit memory device;
• a currency-accepting mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a medium of currency;
• a value-dispensing mechanism that is capable of dispensing value to the player;
• a gaming unit controller operatively coupled to the input device, the primary outcome display device, the first alternate outcome display device, the second alternate outcome display device, the gaming unit memory device, the currency-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the currency-accepting mechanism to accept a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by the player at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the input device to receive input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary display device to display the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the primary outcome display device of the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to receive the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to compare the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia is selected,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary outcome display to display the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the first and the second alternate outcome display devices to display the alternate outcome display, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is programmed to cause the first alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game, and to cause the second alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game.

A gaming unit for conducting a multi-player wagering game, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the gaming unit comprising:

• an input device configured to receive a plurality of input selections;
• a primary outcome display device;
• a first alternate outcome display device;
• a second alternate outcome display device;
• a gaming unit memory device;
• a currency-accepting mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a medium of currency;
• a value-dispensing mechanism that is capable of dispensing value to the player;
• a gaming unit controller operatively coupled to the input device, the primary outcome display device, the first alternate outcome display device, the second alternate outcome display device, the gaming unit memory device, the currency-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the currency-accepting mechanism to accept a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by the player at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the input device to receive input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary display device to display the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the primary outcome display device of the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to receive the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to compare the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia is selected,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary outcome display to display the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the first and the second alternate outcome display devices to display the alternate outcome display, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is programmed to cause the first alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the first alternate display device is a plurality of rotatable reels, each reel having indicia for the second wagering game disposed on an outer surface of the reel such that a portion of the indicia on the reel is visible to the player, and wherein the gaming unit controller is programmed to cause the reels to rotate and to stop with indicia corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display visible to the player.

A gaming unit for conducting a multi-player wagering game, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi- player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the gaming unit comprising:

• an input device configured to receive a plurality of input selections;
• a primary outcome display device;
• a first alternate outcome display device;
• a second alternate outcome display device;
• a gaming unit memory device;
• a currency-accepting mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a medium of currency;
• a value-dispensing mechanism that is capable of dispensing value to the player;
• a gaming unit controller operatively coupled to the input device, the primary outcome display device, the first alternate outcome display device, the second alternate outcome display device, the gaming unit memory device, the currency-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the currency-accepting mechanism to accept a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by the player at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to allow the input device to receive input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary display device to display the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi- player wagering game at the primary outcome display device of the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to receive the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to compare the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia is selected,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the primary outcome display to display the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to determine an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game,
• the gaming unit controller being programmed to cause the first and the second alternate outcome display devices to display the alternate outcome display, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• wherein the gaming unit controller is programmed to cause the second alternate outcome display device to display the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game,
• wherein the second alternate display device is a wheel having indicia disposed on an outwardly-facing surface of the wheel, wherein the gaming unit controller is programmed to cause the wheel to rotate and to stop at a position corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• determining an outcome for a player for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit,
• wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game;
• displaying the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the first alternate outcome display device;
• and
• displaying the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the second alternate outcome display device.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• determining an outcome for a player for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit,
• wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game,
• displaying the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the first alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the first alternate display device is a plurality of rotatable reels, each reel having indicia for the second wagering game disposed on an outer surface of the reel such that a portion of the indicia on the reel is visible to player;
• causing the reels to rotate and stopping the reels with indicia corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display visible to the player.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game and individual game indicia are randomly selected from a range of available game indicia, wherein one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game winning pattern of game indicia on the player's unique game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• determining an outcome for the player for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit,
• wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game;
• displaying the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the second alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the second alternate display device is a wheel having indicia disposed on an outwardly-facing surface of the wheel;
• causing the wheel to rotate and stopping the wheel at a position corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a game array having a unique combination of indicia from a range of game indicia for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, wherein individual game indicia are randomly selected from the range of game indicia during the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, and wherein at least one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game-winning pattern of game indicia on the player's game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• receiving a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by a player at a gaming unit;
• receiving input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device;
• displaying the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• receiving the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit;
• comparing the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia are selected;
• determining an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit,
• wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game;
• displaying the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the first alternate outcome display device;
• displaying the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the second alternate outcome display device.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a game array having a unique combination of indicia from a range of game indicia for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, wherein individual game indicia are randomly selected from the range of game indicia during the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, and wherein at least one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game-winning pattern of game indicia on the player's game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• receiving a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by a player at a gaming unit;
• receiving input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device;
• displaying the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• receiving the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit;
• comparing the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia are selected;
• determining an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit, wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game;
• displaying the outcome of the base game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the first alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the first alternate display device is a plurality of rotatable reels, each reel having indicia for the second wagering game disposed on an outer surface of the reel such that a portion of the indicia on the reel is visible to player;
• causing the reels to rotate and stopping the reels with indicia corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display visible to the player.

A method for conducting a multi-player wagering game over a gaming network having a plurality of gaming units, wherein each player has a game array having a unique combination of indicia from a range of game indicia for an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, wherein individual game indicia are randomly selected from the range of game indicia during the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game, and wherein at least one of the players wins the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game by matching a predetermined game-winning pattern of game indicia on the player's game array with the randomly selected game indicia, the method comprising:

• receiving a deposit of an amount of a medium of currency by a player at a gaming unit;
• receiving input for a player's wager on an occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the input device;
• displaying the unique game array of game indicia for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• receiving the randomly selected game indicia at the gaming unit;
• comparing the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the game array in the order that the game indicia are selected;
• determining an outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game based on the comparison of the randomly selected game indicia to the game indicia of the unique game array, wherein the outcome is a winning outcome if a pattern formed by game indicia on the player's game array matching the randomly selected game indicia matches a predetermined at least one game award-winning pattern;
• displaying the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game at the gaming unit;
• determining an alternate outcome display corresponding to the outcome for the player for the occurrence of the multi-player wagering game;
• displaying the alternate outcome display at a first alternate outcome display device and a second alternate outcome display device at the gaming unit,
• wherein the alternate outcome display is a display of an outcome of a second wagering game comprising a class III game,
• wherein the multi-player wagering game is a class II game,
• wherein the outcome of the second wagering game of the alternate outcome display comprises an outcome of a base game and an outcome of a bonus game;
• displaying the outcome of the bonus game corresponding to the outcome of the multi-player wagering game at the second alternate outcome display device,
• wherein the second alternate display device is a wheel having indicia disposed on an outwardly-facing surface of the wheel;
• causing the wheel to rotate and stopping the wheel at a position corresponding to the outcome of the alternate outcome display.