System and method for presenting a game of chance with a progressive jackpot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10463949-B2
Application number	US-201514602771-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2015
Priority date	Jan 22, 2015
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A gaming machine receives a first play input at a first gaming machine, determines a first quantity of play areas based on a first wager, generates at least one first play area based on the determined first quantity, and determines whether the at least one first play area satisfies a predetermined first threshold. At least a portion of the first wager associated with the first play input is allocated to a progressive jackpot. At least a first portion of the progressive jackpot is allocated to the first gaming machine when the at least one first play area satisfies the predetermined first threshold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for presenting a game of chance on a plurality of gaming machines using at least one computing device coupled to the plurality of gaming machines, the method comprising:
receiving a first input via an input device of a first gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines;
in response to receiving the first input, presenting, via a display device of the first gaming machine, at least one first primary bingo card, the at least one first primary bingo card comprising a first plurality of identifiers;
in response to receiving a second input via an input device of a second gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, presenting, via a display device of the second gaming machine, at least one second primary bingo card, the at least one second primary bingo card comprising a second plurality of identifiers;
generating, by the processor of the at least one computing device, a primary set of identifiers, the primary set of identifiers provided to the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine;
determining, by a processor of the first gaming machine, whether matching identifiers for the at least one first primary bingo card satisfy a winning pattern;
in response to the matching identifiers satisfying the winning pattern, determining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, a first quantity of secondary bingo cards to be played in a secondary game associated with a secondary award, the first quantity of the secondary bingo cards is based, at least in part on, the first input;
presenting, via the display device of the first gaming machine, the first quantity of secondary bingo cards as part of the secondary game;
generating predetermining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, a secondary set of identifiers for the secondary game, the secondary set of identifiers for the secondary game also provided to the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine for play of the secondary game in association with the secondary award;
comparing, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the respective pluralities of identifiers of the first quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers and daubing respective matching identifiers on the first quantity of secondary bingo cards;
determining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, that the respective matching identifiers for at least one secondary bingo card satisfy a winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein at least a first portion of the secondary award is awarded to the first gaming machine in response to satisfying the winning pattern for the secondary game; and
storing, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the secondary set of identifiers for the secondary game, whereby:
the secondary set of identifiers roll-over from the comparison of the respective pluralities of identifiers of the first quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers to a subsequent comparison of respective pluralities of the identifiers of a second quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a second input via an input device of the second gaming machine;
determining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, a second quantity of secondary bingo cards based on the second input, the second quantity of secondary bingo cards different from the first quantity of secondary bingo cards, the second quantity of secondary bingo cards to be played in the secondary game associated with the secondary award;
generating, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the second quantity of secondary bingo cards, the second quantity of secondary bingo cards comprising respective pluralities of identifiers;
comparing, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the respective pluralities of the identifiers of the second quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers and daubing respective matching identifiers on the second quantity of secondary bingo cards; and
determining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the respective matching identifiers for at least one of the second quantity of secondary bingo cards that satisfy the winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein at least the portion of the secondary award is awarded to the second gaming machine in response to satisfying the winning pattern for the secondary game.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising determining, by the processor of the at least one computing device, the respective matching identifiers for the first quantity of secondary bingo cards that satisfy a second winning pattern for the secondary game.

4. The method in accordance with claim 3 further comprising awarding, by the processor of the at least one computing device, a second portion of the secondary award to the first gaming machine in response to satisfying the second winning pattern for the secondary game, the second portion different from the first portion of the secondary award.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising presenting, via the display device of the first gaming machine, a plurality of primary bingo cards, wherein each primary bingo card of the plurality of primary bingo cards is unique.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the secondary award is a progressive jackpot.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the at least one computing device includes one of the first gaming machine or a server system.

8. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, which, when executed by at least one processor of at least one gaming machine, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to at least:
receive a first input at the first gaming machine;
in response to receiving the first input, present at least one primary bingo card via the first gaming machine, the at least one primary bingo card comprising a plurality of identifiers;
generate a primary set of identifiers using a random number generator (RNG);
determine, by a processor of the first gaming machine, whether matching identifiers for the at least one primary bingo card satisfy a winning pattern;
in response to the matching identifiers satisfying the winning pattern, determine a first quantity of secondary bingo cards for a secondary game, the first quantity of secondary bingo cards to be played in a secondary game associated with a secondary award, wherein the first quantity of secondary bingo cards is based, at least in part, on the first input;
present the first quantity of secondary bingo cards as part of the secondary game via the first gaming machine;
generate predetermine a secondary set of identifiers for the secondary game using the RNG;
compare the respective pluralities of identifiers of the first quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers and daub respective matching identifiers on the first quantity of secondary bingo cards;
determine the respective matching identifiers for at least one secondary bingo card satisfy a winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein at least a first portion of the secondary award is awarded to the first gaming machine in response to satisfying the winning pattern for the secondary game; and
store the secondary set of identifiers for the secondary game, whereby:
the secondary set of identifiers roll-over from the comparison of the respective pluralities of identifiers of the first quantity of secondary bingo cards with the secondary set of identifiers to a subsequent com

Assignees

• Video Gaming Tech Inc

Inventors

• Yarbrough Jon
• Cuddy Ryan
• Oberberger Mike

Classifications

• A63F3/062

  Bingo games, e.g. Bingo card games · CPC title

• G07F17/3258 Primary

  Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · CPC title

• A63F3/06 Primary

  Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games · CPC title

• A63F3/0645

  Electric lottos or bingo games · CPC title