System and method for simulating the outcome of an electronic bingo game as a keno game

• US 10,249,145 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2017
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Video Gaming Technologies Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Original Assignee: Video Gaming Technologies Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Inventors: Yarbrough, Jon
• Primary Examiner(s): Harper, Tramar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US15/611,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20170270740A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A game system and method plays an electronic game and simulates the outcome as a keno game. The game system allows a player to place a wager, plays the electronic game, and establishes an outcome of the electronic game. The outcome of the electronic game includes a payout according to a first pay table if a set of predetermined conditions has been achieved. The outcome of the game is simulated as a keno game. The outcome of the keno game is equivalent to the outcome of the electronic game.

Claims

1. A game system for conducting a simulated keno game based on a non-keno electronic game, comprising:

a player game device comprising;

at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a ticket reader, or a card reader configured to receive credit input from a player to establish a credit balance,

a user interface configured to receive player input, including a wager from the credit balance for entry into the simulated keno game, and a number of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game, and

a display configured to display the simulated keno game, the wager, and the credit balance; and

a game controller coupled to the player game device and configured to;

conduct a non-keno electronic game and generate a non-keno electronic game outcome, including a non-keno game credit payout according to a non-keno paytable, if at least one predetermined winning condition has been achieved in the non-keno electronic game, and

conduct the simulated keno game based on the player input, the simulated keno game including selecting a simulation paytable for the simulated keno game from a set of simulation paytables, the simulation paytable selected to establish a simulated keno game outcome associated with a simulated keno game credit payout equivalent to the non-keno game credit payout.

2. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the non-keno electronic game is an electronic bingo game.

3. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the simulated keno game outcome includes a plurality of keno outcome numbers, each keno outcome number of the plurality of keno outcome numbers selected as a function of the non-keno electronic game outcome and the selected simulation pay table.

4. The game system, as set forth in claim 3, wherein the simulation paytable includes a plurality of possible payouts that are each associated with a possible outcome of the non-keno electronic game.

5. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein a user interface player input includes a selection of a quick pick function to make the selection of the number of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game.

6. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the game controller is further configured to increase the credit balance by the simulated keno game credit payout.

7. The game system, as set forth in claim 6, wherein the game system comprises a plurality of player game devices and facilitates a plurality of players competing, via the plurality of player game devices, with each other in the non-keno electronic game.

8. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of buttons for receiving the player input, the plurality of buttons configured to generate respective player input signals representing the wager, the number of numbers, and a quick pick feature to enable an automatic selection of the number of numbers by the game controller, the user interface further configured to transmit the respective player input signals to the game controller.

9. The game system, as set forth in claim 8, wherein user interface device comprises a touch-screen display configured to display the plurality of buttons.

10. The game system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the player game device further comprises a ticket printer for printing a redeemable ticket for the credit balance on the player game device.

11. A computer based method for conducting a simulated keno game based on a non-keno electronic game, the method comprising:

establishing a credit balance for a player using at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a ticket reader, or a card reader;

receiving a wager from the credit balance using a user interface for entry into the simulated keno game;

displaying, on the user interface, the wager and the credit balance;

receiving player input using the user interface during the simulated keno game, the player input including a quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game;

selecting, automatically, the numbers to be played in the simulated keno game based on the player input of the quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game;

selecting a non-keno paytable according to the quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game;

conducting the non-keno electronic game and generating an electronic game outcome, including a non-keno game credit payout according to the non-keno paytable if a predetermined set of conditions has been achieved; and

conducting, upon receipt of the wager at the user interface, the simulated keno game based on the quantity of numbers and the selection of the numbers for the simulated keno game and the electronic game outcome, the simulated keno game including selecting keno outcome numbers such that a number of matches between the keno outcome numbers and the selection of numbers received by the user interface produces a simulated keno game outcome, including a simulated keno game credit payout equivalent to the non-keno game credit payout.

12. The method, as set forth in claim 11, further comprising displaying the simulated keno game.

13. The method, as set forth in claim 11, further comprising increasing the credit balance by the simulated keno game credit payout.

14. The method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein conducting the non-keno electronic game comprises conducting an electronic bingo game.

15. The method, as set forth in claim 13 further comprising selecting a simulation pay table for the simulated keno game based on the number of matches played and the quantity of numbers played.

16. The method, as set forth in claim 13 further comprising determining the number of matches to be played as a function of the electronic game outcome and a simulation pay table.

17. The method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein conducting the non-keno electronic game further comprises conducting the non-keno electronic game such that a plurality of players compete with and against each other.

18. The method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein a first payout is a loss for a player and corresponds to zero matches between the keno outcome numbers and the selection of numbers received by the user interface.

19. A method of conducting a simulated keno game based on an electronic game on an electronic game machine, the method comprising:

establishing a credit balance for a player using at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a ticket reader, or a card reader;

accepting a wager from the credit balance for entry into the simulated keno game using a user interface;

receiving a player input of a quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game from a player using the user interface;

selecting the numbers to be played in the simulated keno game based on the player input of the quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game;

selecting a non-keno paytable according to the quantity of numbers to be played in the simulated keno game;

determining an electronic game outcome, including an electronic game credit payout according to the non-keno paytable;

conducting, upon receipt of the wager at the user interface, the simulated keno game based on the player input for the simulated keno game and the electronic game outcome, the simulated keno game including selecting keno outcome numbers such that a number of matches between the keno outcome numbers and the selection of numbers produces a simulated keno game outcome, including a simulated keno game credit payout equivalent to the electronic game credit payout.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining an electronic game outcome comprises determining an electronic bingo game outcome.