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US 6,840,858 B2Granted
Method of playing a wagering game and gaming devices with a bingo-type secondary game
AssigneeIgt
InventorWilliam R. Adams
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Abstract
Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprise a first gaming unit, e.g., three reels, and a display of a bingo-type game actuatable in response to a signal from the first gaming unit.
Claims27
A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a wager from a player;
- causing a first video image representing a primary game to be generated, said video image representing one of the following games;
- video slots, video poker or video keno,
- said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, and
- said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video poker;
- determining an outcome of said primary game represented by said first video image;
- causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said primary game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;
- determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said second video image independent of the outcome of said primary game;
- and
- determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said primary and secondary games.
7 more elements
A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a wager from a player;
- causing a first video image representing a slots game to be generated, said video image representing a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols;
- determining an outcome of said slots game represented by said first video image;
- causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;
- determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said second video image independent of the outcome of said slots game;
- and
- determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots and secondary games.
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A gaming method comprising:
- receiving a wager from a player;
- causing a plurality of mechanical slot machine reels to spin and stop, representing a slots game,
- determining an outcome of said slots game;
- causing a video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;
- determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said video image independent of the outcome of said slots game;
- and
- determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots and secondary games.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.