Advantage bingo bonus
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1. A gaming method, comprising:
- providing a first type of wagering game;
determining when a bonus criterion is satisfied; and
providing an opportunity to participate in at least one instance of a second type of wagering game when the bonus criterion is satisfied.
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Abstract
One or more instances of a bonus game (e.g., Class II games such as Bingo games) may be provided to players of another wagering game (e.g., a Class III game such as a slot game, a poker game, etc.). Some implementations of the invention allow players to exchange indicia of credit (e.g., money, game credits, or player loyalty points) for bonus opportunities. For example, players may be able to purchase one or more Bingo cards for Bingo bonus games. Some implementations award bonus opportunities to players based on wager levels, game results, a player'"'"'s level in a player loyalty program and/or other criteria.
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68 Claims
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1. A gaming method, comprising:
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providing a first type of wagering game;
determining when a bonus criterion is satisfied; and
providing an opportunity to participate in at least one instance of a second type of wagering game when the bonus criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming method, comprising:
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providing a Class III wagering game;
establishing player rankings for players of the Class III wagering game;
making a correspondence between player rankings and levels of bonus Bingo games;
determining a set of players who will receive an offer to play the bonus Bingo games; and
offering the set of players an opportunity to play the bonus Bingo games. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A gaming system, comprising:
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means for providing a first type of wagering game;
means for determining when a bonus criterion is satisfied; and
means for providing an opportunity to participate in at least one instance of a second type of wagering game when the bonus criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A gaming system, comprising:
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means for providing a Class III wagering game;
means for establishing player rankings for players of the Class III wagering game;
means for making a correspondence between player rankings and levels of bonus Bingo games;
means for determining a set of players who will receive an offer to play the bonus Bingo games; and
means for offering the set of players an opportunity to play the bonus Bingo games. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A gaming machine for playing a primary game and a bonus game, the gaming machine comprising:
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a dispenser for issuing cashless indicia of game awards;
primary game logic for determining an outcome of the primary game and for presenting a presentation of the primary game; and
bonus game logic for instructing the dispenser to issue cashless indicia of bonus awards in response to a determination that a bonus event has occurred in response to an event in the primary game.
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