Gaming device having game with sequential display of numbers

• US 20050037832A1
• Filed: 08/12/2003
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Cannon, Lee E.
• Granted Patent: US 7,470,186 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/18
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

A number matching game which can be employed in both a gaming device and in live gaming at a casino. The player picks one or more numbers from a number pool. The gaming device or house draws randomly at least one number from the pool. An award is provided to the player based on an amount of matches between the player selected number(s) and the game drawn number(s). In one embodiment, when the game displays a player picked number, the game also displays if the number results in a match. In another embodiment, one or more of either or both of the game drawn number and player selected number is weighted, for example by attaching different amounts of points to the numbers, wherein the award is based on the accumulated points of matched numbers. The above embodiments are combined and can have various outcomes, such as bonus outcomes.

Claims

1. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

an award provided to the player contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player and the game drawn symbols; and

a display device, a first area of the display device in which player symbols that yield a match are collected and displayed and a different and separate second area of the display device in which selected player symbols that do not yield a match are collected and displayed

2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the first area is divided into at least two sections, each section associated with a different award value, wherein each matched player symbol is associated with one of the sections of the area.

3. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein the matched player symbols are associated with sections according to an order in which the player in symbols are selected by the player.

4. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein each matched player symbol is associated with one of the sections randomly.

5. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the first area is divided into at least two sections, and wherein the player designates which section to place a matched player symbol.

6. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of matches occurs.

7. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of points associated with the matches is accumulated.

8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the game is based on Keno, Lotto, or Bingo.

9. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

an award provided to the player contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player symbols and the game drawn numbers; and

a display device that displays one of the selected player symbols and substantially simultaneously whether that symbol yields a match.

10. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein each of the game drawn symbols is displayed on the display device before any of the matches are displayed.

11. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the drawn symbols that do not yield a match are revealed after the matches are revealed.

12. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein a plurality of the selected player numbers are displayed sequentially.

13. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of matches occurs.

14. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of points associated with the matches is accumulated.

15. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the game is based on Keno, Lotto, or Bingo.

16. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

an award provided to the player contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player symbols match the game symbols; and

a display device upon which each selected player symbol is displayed to show whether a match occurs, the selected player symbols display is displayed after each drawn symbol has been drawn.

17. The gaming device of claim 16, which includes an area of the display device in which each selected player symbol that yields a match is displayed.

18. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the player selected symbol and the match are displayed as part of an activity.

19. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the activity is a sport.

20. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein a plurality of the selected player symbols are displayed sequentially to show if the player symbols match the drawn symbols.

21. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the match is weighted, the award based on the weighted match.

22. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold number of matches occurs.

23. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of points associated with the matches is accumulated.

24. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the game is based on Keno, Lotto, or Bingo.

57. The wagering game of claim 20, which includes a display device, wherein one of the selected player symbols is displayed in a first manner if the number yields a match and another of the selected player symbols is displayed in a second manner if the symbol does not yield a match.

58. The wagering game of claim 57, wherein matched symbols displayed in the first manner are distinguished according to the weighting associated with the matched symbols.

25. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

an award provided to the player contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player symbols and the game drawn symbols; and

a display device, wherein each selected player symbol is placed in a queue until a match area is displayed on the display device, whereafter the selected player symbol is collected and displayed in the match area if the selected player symbol matches the game drawn symbol.

26. The gaming device of claim 25, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold number of matches occurs.

27. The gaming device of claim 25, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of points associated with the matches is accumulated.

28. The gaming device of claim 25, wherein the game is based on Keno, Lotto, or Bingo.

29. A wagering game comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by the player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for a player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game; and

an award provided to the player based, at least in part, on an uneven weighting associated with at least one match between one of the selected player symbols and one of the game drawn symbols.

30. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is provided via a method selected from the group consisting of:

(i) associating a number of points with the match; and

(ii) associating a percentage with the match.

31. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting for the match is fixed or randomly variable.

32. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the award is selected from the group consisting of:

a number of credits, a multiplier, a number of free games, a number of selections from a prize pool, a non-monetary award, entry into a bonus game, a contribution towards a bonus award, a contribution towards a progressive award and any combination thereof.

33. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the award is based on an accumulation of the weightings associated with the matches between selected player symbols and game drawn symbols.

34. The wagering game of claim 29, which includes an overall weighting that is a mathematical combination of the weightings associated with each match and which further includes a paytable that associates the overall weighting with the award.

35. The wagering game of claim 29, which includes a base award that is based on how many of the selected player symbols match the game drawn symbols, which includes an overall weighting that is an accumulation of the weighting associated with at least one match and a paytable that associates the overall weighting with a bonus award, the award including a combination of the base and bonus awards.

36. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is positive, negative, integer or non-integer.

37. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein each of the plurality of symbols is drawn by the game and weighted positively or negatively.

38. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with the selected player symbol of the match.

39. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with the game drawn symbol of the match.

40. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with the selected player symbol and the game drawn symbol of the match.

41. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with an order in which the match occurs.

42. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with an order in which the selected player symbol occurs.

43. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with an order in which the game drawn symbol occurs.

44. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the award is based additionally on how many of the selected player symbols match the game drawn symbols.

45. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the award is a bonus award that modifies a base award.

46. The wagering game of claim 45, where in the base award is based on how many of the selected player symbols match the game drawn numbers.

47. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated randomly with the match.

48. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the weighting is associated with a player'"'"'s designation of the selected player symbol.

49. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the award is a bonus award and the game drawn symbol is part of a first draw, and which includes a second draw of symbols that determines a base award.

50. The wagering game of claim 49, wherein the first and second draws are not able to draw the same ones of the symbols.

51. The wagering game of claim 29, wherein the selected player symbol comes from a bonus pick provided via a previous gaming event.

52. The wagering game of claim 29, which includes a display device that displays a plurality of segments, at least two segments associated with different ones of the weightings of the matches.

53. The wagering game of claim 52, wherein at least one of the segments enables a plurality of matches to be displayed therein, the matches each obtaining the weighting associated with the segment.

54. The wagering game of claim 52, wherein the segments are related spatially in at least one direction to rank the weightings sequentially from highest to lowest.

55. The wagering game of claim 52, wherein at least one of the segments includes at least one portion associated with an automatic modification of the weighting associated with the segment.

56. The wagering game of claim 52, wherein the segments are selected from the group consisting of:

segments of a dartboard, segments of an archery target, segments of a shooting gallery, segments of a shuffleboard, pockets of a pool table, animals of a game hunt, fish under water, positions on a playing field, locations in a place and rankings of an order.

59. A wagering game comprising:

a display area displaying different segments having different award values;

a probability associated with each of the segments, wherein the probabilities of at least two segments are different;

a plurality of symbols, a game drawn symbol and a symbol caused to be selected for a player, wherein if a match occurs between the game drawn and selected player symbols, the match is displayed in one of the segments according to the probabilities, yielding the award value associated with the segment.

60. The wagering game of claim 59, wherein the segments are areas of a dart board.

61. The wagering game of claim 59, wherein multiple matches are displayed in the same segment.

62. The wagering game of claim 59, wherein the match is displayed in the segment after a plurality of the selected player symbols are selected or individually after each symbol is selected.

63. The wagering game of claim 59, wherein the award value is provided directly to the player or is accumulated with other award values and compared to an award paytable that yields an ultimate award to the player.

64. A wagering game comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

an award provided to the player contingent, at least in part, upon how many matches occur between the selected player symbols and the game drawn symbols; and

a display device, wherein after the game draw has taken place each selected player symbol is displayed in a first manner if the symbol yields a match and displayed in a different and separate second manner if the symbol does not yield a match.

65. The wagering game of claim 64, wherein the first manner includes a successful sporting event outcome and the second manner includes an unsuccessful sporting event outcome.

66. The wagering game of claim 64, wherein the award is based on a weighting associated with at least one of the matches.

67. The gaming device of claim 64, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of matches occurs.

68. The wagering game of claim 64, which includes a plurality of selected player symbols and game drawn symbols provided to the player, wherein at least one of the player symbols or the game drawn symbols is taken away from the player upon one of the matches.

69. The wagering game of claim 64, which includes a plurality of selected player symbols and game drawn symbols provided to the player, which includes at least one additional player symbol or game drawn symbol provided to the player upon one of the matches.

70. The wagering game of claim 64, which includes an option provided to the player to purchase at least one additional selected player symbol in exchange for at least one of the player'"'"'s game credits.

71. The wagering game of claim 64, wherein the symbols are selected from the group consisting of:

numbers, logos, words, letters and any combination thereof.

72. A wagering game comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for the player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

a base award provided to the player, the base award contingent, at least in part, upon how many of the player selected symbols match the game drawn symbols; and

a bonus award provided to the player, the base award based on an uneven weighting associated with at least one of;

at least one of the selected player symbols and at least one of the symbols drawn by the game.

73. The wagering game of claim 72, wherein the bonus award is based on an accumulation of weightings associated each of the selected player symbols.

74. The wagering game of claim 72, wherein the bonus award is based on an accumulation of weightings associated with each of the symbols drawn by the game.

75. The wagering game of claim 72, wherein the bonus award is based on an accumulation of weightings associated with matches between selected player symbols and game drawn symbols.

76. The wagering game of claim 72, wherein the bonus award is selected from the group consisting of:

a modifier of the base game award, a number of credits, a multiplier, a number of additional player selections from the numbers, a number of free games, a number of selections from a prize pool, a non-monetary award, entry into a bonus game, a contribution towards a bonus award, a contribution towards a progressive award, a progressive payout, a scatter pay, and any combination thereof.

77. The gaming device of claim 72, wherein the award is provided only if a threshold amount of matches occurs 72.

78. A gaming device having a number matching game comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a cabinet;

a display device supported by the cabinet;

a plurality of symbols, at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for a player and at least one of the symbols drawn by the game; and

an award provided to the player based on an uneven weighting associated with a match between the selected player symbol and the game drawn symbol.

79. The gaming device of claim 78, wherein the number matching game is displayed as a sporting activity.

80. The gaming device of claim 78, which includes a second wagering game, different than the number matching game, housed by the cabinet.

81. The gaming device of claim 80, wherein the display device is a first display device and which includes a second display device, the second wagering game displayed on the second display device.

82. The gaming device of claim 80, wherein the second wagering game is selected from the group consisting of:

slot, poker, blackjack, poker, bingo and craps.

83. The gaming device of claim 78, the number matching game is part of a multi-game play.

84. The gaming device of claim 78, wherein the number matching game is part of a combination game play.

85. The gaming device of claim 78, wherein the number matching game is provided via a server computer.

86. The gaming device of claim 78, which is provided on a platform selected from the group consisting of:

a gaming establishment, a video gaming device, a data network, and any combination thereof.

87. The gaming device of claim 78, wherein the number matching game is based on Keno, Bingo or Lotto.

88. A wagering game comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of symbols;

at least one of the symbols caused to be selected for a player;

at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

a base award provided to the player, the base award contingent, at least in part, upon how many of the selected player symbols match the game drawn symbols; and

a bonus award provided to the player, the bonus award associated with at least one of;

at least one of the player selected symbols and at least one of the symbols drawn by the game;

wherein the bonus award is selected from the group consisting of;

a modifier of the base game award, a number of credits, a multiplier, a number of additional player selections from the numbers, a number of selections from a prize pool, a non-monetary award, entry into a bonus game, a contribution towards a bonus award, a contribution towards a progressive award, a progressive payout, a scatter pay, and any combination thereof.

89. The wagering game of claim 88, wherein a side wager is required for the player to be eligible for the bonus award.

90. The wagering game of claim 88, which includes a first draw of numbers by the game to determine the base award and a second draw of numbers by the game to determine the bonus award.

91. The wagering game of claim 88, wherein the first and second draws are not allowed to draw the same one of the numbers.

92. The wagering game of claim 88, wherein at least one of the base and bonus awards is based on a weighting associated with at least one selected player symbol.

93. The wagering game of claim 88, wherein at least one of the base and bonus awards is based on a weighting associated with at least one number drawn by the game.

94. The wagering game of claim 88, wherein at least one of the base and bonus awards is based on a weighting associated with at least one match between one of the selected player symbols and one of the game drawn symbols.

95. A method of operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying a set of symbols;

(b) enabling a player to select or selecting for the player at least one of the symbols and randomly generating at least one of the symbols;

(c) displaying the selected player symbol after generating each game drawn symbol to show if at least one match occurs; and

(d) awarding the player contingent upon at least one match between the selected player symbol and the game drawn symbol.

96. The method of claim 95, which includes displaying each of the randomly generated symbols first before displaying any selected player symbols.

97. The method of claim 95, which includes the step of removing symbols not randomly generated and displaying only the randomly generated symbols first before displaying any selected player symbols.

98. The method of claim 95, wherein awarding the player includes tallying points associated with the matched symbols.

99. The method of claim 95, wherein steps (a) to (d) are provided via a data network or a computer storage device.

100. The method of claim 99, wherein the data network is an internet.