Bingo game and cards

Abstract

Bingo cards each having a display thereon of assigned designations from a set of designations, the designations on any one of the cards having been assigned independently of the designations on the others of the cards, the assigned designations on each card arranged in two adjacent lines each including at least three (and preferably four) of the assigned designations, the assigned designations of such lines arranged in a grid.

1 . Bingo cards comprising: 
 a plurality of cards for use in playing a bingo game, each of said cards having a display thereon of assigned designations from a set of designations, the designations on any one of said cards having been assigned independently of the assignment of the designations on the others of said cards of said plurality, the assigned designations on each of said cards arranged in two adjacent lines each including at least three of the assigned designations, the assigned designations of said lines arranged in a grid.    
   
   
       2 . The bingo cards according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the quantity of assigned designations in each of said lines is four.    
   
   
       3 . The bingo cards according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said display includes a first information area concerning a game wager and a second information area concerning a progressive wager.    
   
   
       4 . The bingo cards according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 said display is a video display and said first and second information areas include touch-sensitive switching devices for respectively implementing a player's placing of the game wager and placing of the progressive wager.    
   
   
       5 . The bingo cards according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said display includes a first information area concerning a game wager, a second information area concerning a progressive wager associated with one of said lines, and a third information area concerning a progressive wager associated with the other of said lines.    
   
   
       6 . The bingo cards according to  claim 5 , wherein: 
 said display is a video display and said first, second and third information areas include touch-sensitive switching devices for respectively implementing a player's placing of the game wager, placing of the progressive wager associated with said one of said lines, and placing of the progressive wager associated with said other of said lines.    
   
   
       7 . The bingo cards according to  claim 6 , wherein: 
 the quantity of assigned designations in each of said lines is four.