Systems and methods for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot against a dynamically selected paytable

A computer-implemented method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot against a plurality of paytables, the computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:

• providing bingo game data to facilitate display of a bingo game at a plurality of gaming terminals;
• determining by the at least one processor an amount to award a player credit balance by comparing a bingo card associated with the one of the plurality of gaming terminals to a ball call and a paytable;
• providing bonus game data to facilitate display of a persistent bonus game jackpot at the plurality of gaming terminals, the persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot of a plurality of states stored in a memory;
• storing, within the memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, each of the plurality of states having a different probability;
• determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot;
• dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, a corresponding paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory;
• evaluating another bingo card associated with the one of the plurality of gaming terminals provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected corresponding paytable and another ball call;
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• determining, in response to the evaluating, to award the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to the player credit balance associated with the evaluated another bingo card.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable media for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot against a plurality of paytables having instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a system including a processor in communication with a memory and a plurality of gaming devices, the instructions cause the processor to at least:

• provide bingo game data configured to facilitate display of a bingo game;
• based on a game instance of the bingo game associated with one of the plurality of gaming devices, determine an amount to award a player credit balance by comparing a first bingo card associated with the one of the plurality of gaming devices to a first ball call and a first paytable;
• provide bonus game data configured to facilitate display of a persistent bonus game jackpot, the persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot of a plurality of states stored in the memory;
• store, within the memory, a plurality of jackpot paytables, each jackpot paytable of the plurality of jackpot paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, each of the plurality of states having a different probability;
• determine a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot;
• dynamically select, based upon the determined current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, a corresponding jackpot paytable from the plurality of bonus game paytables stored in the memory;
• evaluate a second bingo card associated with the one of the plurality of gaming devices provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected corresponding jackpot paytable and a second ball call;
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• determine, in response to the evaluating, to award the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to the player credit balance associated with the evaluated second bingo card.