US 2011/0212759 A1 · PROVIDING NON-BINGO OUTCOMES FOR A BINGO GAME

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and devices for providing a first wagering game (such as a bingo game) that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a second wagering game (such as a Class III game), preferably on a network of gaming machines. Some implementations of the invention provide a bingo game that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a slot game or a poker game. In some preferred implementations, game outcomes are generated, e.g., by individual gaming machines, on an ongoing basis and stored in memory. Each of the game outcomes corresponds with a bingo outcome. Preferably, the game outcomes are sorted and stored according to payout amounts for various bingo outcomes. In some implementations, the game outcomes are stored in the form of random number generating (“RNG”) seeds, but in other implementations the game outcomes are stored in a variety of other forms.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

Generating, with a computing device, a plurality of non-bingo game outcomes, each non-bingo game outcome associated with a payout amount;
forming a plurality of queues in a memory, each queue corresponding with a different payout amount, the plurality of queues including a first queue corresponding with a first payout amount;
assigning each generated non-bingo game outcome to a queue in the plurality of queues based on the payout amount associated with the non-bingo game outcome;
and
receiving a request for a non-bingo game outcome, the request including information indicating a bingo payout amount corresponding with the first payout amount;
and
providing a first non-bingo game outcome from the first queue.

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Providing non-bingo outcomes for a bingo game

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Abstract

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