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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12214286-B2
Application number	US-202318504926-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2023
Priority date	Jan 22, 2015
Publication date	Feb 4, 2025
Grant date	Feb 4, 2025

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 system for presenting game play of a game, the system comprising:
a plurality of game play devices including a first game play device, each of the plurality of game play devices participating in one or more progressive prizes provided by a secondary game; and
a game play server in communication with the plurality of game play devices, one or more of the game play server and the first game play device comprising at least one processor executing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
generate a master set of identifiers for the secondary game;
in response to receiving an input from the first game play device, allocate a portion of the input to the one or more progressive prizes;
cause one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at the first game play device as part of a round of play of the secondary game;
compare the master set of identifiers with respective pluralities of identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards during a round of game play to identify respective matching identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards;
determine that respective matching identifiers of a winning secondary bingo card from the one or more secondary bingo cards associated with the first game play device satisfies a winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein the master set of identifiers remain constant until the winning pattern is satisfied; and
in response to the determination, award the progressive prize to the first game play device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at a second game play device of the plurality of game play devices.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to, in response to receiving the input from the first game play device and a second input from the second game play device, allocate respective first and second portions of the input from the first game play device and the second input from the second game play device to the progressive prize, the allocation including normalizing the first and second portions before allocation to the progressive prize.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to identify a plurality of winning patterns associated with the secondary game, wherein each winning pattern of the plurality of winning patterns is associated with at least one progressive jackpot of a plurality of progressive jackpots.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first game play device provides a primary game.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the master set of identifiers is further used to evaluate one or more primary bingo cards provided for play of the primary game.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to generate a second master set of identifiers for the primary game, the second master set of identifiers being used to evaluate wager outcomes of the primary game and excluding the progressive prize.

8. A method for presenting game play of a game at a plurality of game play devices including a first game play device, each of the plurality of game play devices participating in one or more progressive prizes provided by a secondary game, the method comprising
generating a master set of identifiers for the secondary game;
in response to receiving an input from the first game play device, allocating a portion of the input to the one or more progressive prizes;
causing one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at the first game play device as part of a round of play of the secondary game;
comparing the master set of identifiers with respective pluralities of identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards during a round of game play to identify respective matching identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards;
determining that respective matching identifiers of a winning secondary bingo card from the one or more secondary bingo cards associated with the first game play device satisfies a winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein the master set of identifiers remain constant until the winning pattern is satisfied; and
in response to the determination, awarding the progressive prize to the first game play device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising causing one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at a second game play device of the plurality of game play devices.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, in response to receiving the input from the first game play device and a second input from the second game play device, allocating respective first and second portions of the input from the first game play device and the second input from the second game play device to the progressive prize, the allocation including normalizing the first and second portions before allocation to the progressive prize.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising identifying a plurality of winning patterns associated with the secondary game, wherein each winning pattern of the plurality of winning patterns is associated with at least one progressive jackpot of a plurality of progressive jackpots.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising providing, by the first game play device, a primary game.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the master set of identifiers is further used to evaluate one or more primary bingo cards provided for play of the primary game.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating a second master set of identifiers for the primary game, the second master set of identifiers being used to evaluate wager outcomes of the primary game and excluding the progressive prize.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor of a game play server in communication with a plurality of game play devices including a first game play device, each of the plurality of game play devices participating in one or more progressive prizes provided by a secondary game, cause the at least one processor to:
generate a master set of identifiers for the secondary game;
in response to receiving an input from the first game play device, allocate a portion of the input to the one or more progressive prizes;
cause one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at the first game play device as part of a round of play of the secondary game;
compare the master set of identifiers with respective pluralities of identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards during a round of game play to identify respective matching identifiers of the one or more secondary bingo cards;
determine that respective matching identifiers of a winning secondary bingo card from the one or more secondary bingo cards associated with the first game play device satisfies a winning pattern for the secondary game, wherein the master set of identifiers remain constant until the winning pattern is satisfied; and
in response to the determination, award the progressive prize to the first game play device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause one or more secondary bingo cards to be displayed at a second game play device of the plurality of game play devices.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to identify a plural

Assignees

• Video Gaming Tech Inc

Inventors

• Yarbrough Jon
• Cuddy Ryan
• Oberberger Mike

Classifications

• A63F3/062

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

• A63F3/0645

  Electric lottos or bingo 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