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US 2021/0264740 A1Published application
Bingo game method and system having outcomes determined by independent game events
AssigneeUnikrn, Inc.
InventorsKarl Flores, Daniel Rudolph
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Abstract
Providing, hosting, and playing a bingo game associated with real or virtual events occurring independently, which may be randomly occurring or skill-based, real or virtual events occurring in real-time, such as those occurring in sporting events or one or more video games being played by one or more players, which may be human players playing or a computer player using artificial intelligence.
Claims30
An in-game bingo system, comprising:
- a network;
- a central gaming server;
- a game controller;
- and
- one or more user devices,
- wherein the central gaming server, the game controller, and the one or more user devices are communicatively coupled by the network, and
- wherein the central gaming server includes a memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a game processor, cause the game processor to:
- assign a virtual bingo card to each of one or more user devices, each virtual bingo card containing a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with at least one possible occurrence of an in-game event in a sporting event;
- receive event occurrence data from an in-game event server that receives data regarding actual occurrences of in-game events during the sporting event;
- record cell locations on the bingo cards of each player if the cells associated with possible occurrences match actual occurrences identified by the event occurrence data;
- and
- compare the recorded cell locations to a preset winning pattern of cells to determine if a preset winning pattern is achieved.
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A method for conducting in-game bingo system based on event occurrence data of a game, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one input from one or more user devices;
- assigning a virtual bingo card to each of the one or more user devices, each virtual bingo card containing a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with at least one possible occurrence of an in-game event in a sporting event;
- receiving event occurrence data from an in-game event server that receives data regarding actual occurrences of in-game events during the sporting event;
- recording a location on the virtual bingo card of each of the one or more user devices based on an occurrence that matches an actual occurrence identified by the event occurrence data;
- comparing all the recorded locations to a preset winning pattern of cells to determine if the preset winning pattern is achieved;
- and
- facilitating a provision of an award to any of the one or more user devices having a card that matches the preset winning pattern.
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A bingo wagering game method associated with a sporting event, the method comprising:
- receiving wager input from one or more players of the wagering game, wherein the wager input includes an indication of a number of one or more unit wagers and an assignment of a bingo card, wherein the bingo card includes a grid containing a plurality of cells with each cell being associated with at least one possible occurrence of an in-game event in the sporting event;
- receiving event occurrence data from an in-game event server that receives data regarding actual occurrences of in-game events during the sporting event;
- recording cell locations on the bingo cards of each player if the cells associated with possible occurrences match actual occurrences identified by the event occurrence data;
- comparing the recorded cell locations to a preset winning pattern of cells to determine if a preset winning pattern is achieved;
- and
- facilitating delivery of an award to a player having a bingo card which achieved the preset winning pattern.
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A bingo wagering game system associated with a sporting event, the bingo wagering game system presenting gaming functions via a video touch screen display of a gaming device, the system comprising:
- a plurality of input devices including:
- (a) an acceptance interface that facilitates acceptance of monetary funds;
- and
- (b) a payout interface actuatable to cause an initiation of a payout associated with a winning account balance;
- at least one gaming device memory device storing a gaming program;
- and
- a game processor that executes the gaming program, and causes the game processor to:
- receive wager input from one or more players of the wagering game, wherein the wager input includes an indication of a number of one or more unit wagers and an assignment of a bingo card, wherein the bingo card includes a grid containing a plurality of cells with each cell being associated with at least one possible occurrence of an in-game event in the sporting event;
- receive event occurrence data from an in-game event server that receives data regarding actual occurrences of in-game events during the sporting event;
- record cell locations on the bingo cards of each player if the cells associated with possible occurrences match actual occurrences identified by the event occurrence data;
- compare the recorded cell locations to a preset winning pattern of cells to determine if a preset winning pattern is achieved;
- and
- facilitate delivery of an award to a player having a bingo card which achieved the preset winning pattern.
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