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US 10,896,581 B2Granted
Class II bingo gaming system with limited term persistent elements
AssigneeIgt
InventorCyrus Luciano
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods which utilize zero, one or more limited term persistent elements in association with a Class II bingo game.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to an occurrence of a bingo game triggering event, determine if any predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards are in use,
- responsive to a first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards being in use, select a next bingo card in the first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards, and
- responsive to no predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards being in use, select a second predetermined set of ordered bingo cards, wherein when the selected second predetermined set of ordered bingo cards are played in order, a persistent element is initially displayed, by a display device, in association with a play of one of the bingo cards, the persistent element remains displayed, by the display device, in association with a subsequent play of another one of the bingo cards, and the persistent element ceases being displayed, by the display device, in association with a subsequent play of another one of the bingo cards.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- responsive to an occurrence of a bingo game triggering event, determine if any predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards are in use,
- responsive to a first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards being in use, select a next bingo card in the first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards, wherein:
- responsive to the bingo game not being associated with any persistent elements currently displayed by a display device, the selected next bingo card is associated with one of:
- adding a persistent element to display in association with the bingo game, and not adding any persistent elements to display in association with the bingo game, and
- responsive to the bingo game being associated with a persistent element currently displayed by the display device, the selected next bingo card is associated with one of:
- adding another persistent element to display in association with the bingo game, removing the persistent element currently displayed in association with the bingo game, modifying the persistent element currently displayed in association with the bingo game, and maintaining the persistent element currently displayed in association with the bingo game, and
- responsive to no predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards being in use, select a second predetermined set of ordered bingo cards.
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A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- responsive to an occurrence of a bingo game triggering event, determining, by a processor, if any predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards are in use,
- responsive to a first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards being in use, selecting, by the processor, a next bingo card in the first predetermined set of ordered bingo cards, and
- responsive to no predetermined sets of ordered bingo cards being in use, selecting, by the processor, a second predetermined set of ordered bingo cards, wherein when the selected second predetermined set of ordered bingo cards are played in order, a persistent element is initially displayed, by a display device, in association with a play of one of the bingo cards, the persistent element remains displayed, by the display device, in association with a subsequent play of another one of the bingo cards, and the persistent element ceases being displayed, by the display device, in association with a subsequent play of another one of the bingo cards.
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