1. A method for grouping game play requests for the conduct of bingo-type games, the method including: (a) receiving a number of game play requests in a bingo gaming system; (b) associating some of the received game play requests with a first play characteristic class which is defined in terms of a first time range for taking one or more actions in the course of a respective bingo game; (c) associating other of the received game play requests with a second play characteristic class which is defined in terms of a second time range for taking the one or more actions in the course of a respective bingo game, the second time range being dissimilar to the first time range; and (d) segregating each received game play request associated with the first play characteristic class into a first game play group and each received game play request associated with the second play characteristic class into a second game play group.