US 9,679,442 B2Granted

System and method for playing bingo

AssigneeGaming Arts, LLC

InventorsZak Khal, Moises Navarrete, Danny Patrick Daley, Bruce Merati

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Abstract

Systems and methods for playing a game of chance include determining a winner based on the number of player indicia matching selected house indicia and continuing game play until at least one winner is determined. Embodiments include a fixed draw with prizes awarded to all players based on the number of player indicia matching house indicia, as well as a draw that continues until at least one player matches a predetermined number of house indicia. Embodiments include a player indicia selection device with available indicia arranged in rows having associated letters similar to a bingo flashboard. Player cards or tickets include at least some player indicia selectable by players, which may include players requesting an easy pick ticket with one or more randomly generated player indicia recorded at time of purchase.

Claims47

Dependent claims

A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:

providing a writer terminal, a computer server, a database, and a ticket checker including a barcode scanner;
collecting a wager using the writer terminal, the wager being applied to gameplay in the game of chance;
transmitting data representative of the wager to the computer server;
storing, by the computer server, the data representative of the wager within the database;
selecting indicia by a player using a user interface device and storing the player selected indicia, wherein each player selected indicia corresponds to a bingo letter of a bingo flashboard;
issuing a player ticket having the player selected indicia and an identification code associated with the player selected indicia for each player ticket;
storing the identification code within the database and associating the identification code with the wager;
randomly selecting a first predetermined number of house indicia from a pool of available house indicia using a house indicia generator;
scanning the identification code using the barcode scanner of the ticket checker;
transmitting the identification code to the computer server;
using the computer server to automatically determine a prize amount based on the identification code, the associated wager, and an associated pay table stored in the database, wherein the prize amount is further determined based on a number of the player selected indicia that match the randomly selected house indicia without regard to any pattern formed by the player selected indicia on the player ticket;
continuing the game of chance until at least one first player ticket wins a first prize and at least one second player ticket wins a second prize based on the associated pay table;
and
outputting, by a printer, a pay receipt representing the determined prize amount.

11 more elements

A method for playing bingo, the method comprising:

providing a writer terminal, a computer server, a database, and a ticket checker including a barcode scanner;
collecting a wager using the writer terminal and applying the wager to one or more bingo cards used in a bingo game;
transmitting data representative of the wager to the computer server;
storing, by the computer server, the data representative of the wager within the database;
selecting player numbers for each bingo card by a player using a user interface device;
storing information associated with the bingo game in the database including an identification code, the wager, and associated numbers for each bingo card used in the bingo game, and a pay table for determining prizes associated with matching a designated number of house numbers to the numbers on each bingo card;
randomly determining house numbers for the bingo game using a house number generator in communication with the computer server for communicating the randomly determined house numbers to the computer server;
presenting the randomly determined house numbers for the bingo game to game players using a device in communication with the computer server;
scanning the identification code associated with each bingo card using the barcode scanner and communicating the identification code to the computer server, wherein the computer server compares the randomly determined house numbers to the player numbers on each bingo card to determine winning cards and calculates an associated prize amount based on the pay table, the wager, and at least the number of matching player numbers and the randomly determined house numbers, and wherein the computer server continues the bingo game until at least one first bingo card wins a first prize and at least one second bingo card wins a second prize;
and
printing a pay receipt, using a printer, representing the calculated prize amount.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/946,401Filed 15 Nov 2010
Published: US 2012/0122539 A117 May 2012
Granted: 13 Jun 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G07F 17/326
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: game play aspects of gaming systems
A63F 3/06
Board games; Raffle games: lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
A63F 3/0605
Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games: lottery games
A63F 3/061
Lottery games: in which the players select their own numbers, e.g. Lotto