SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE OUTCOME OF AN ELECTRONIC BINGO GAME AS A BLACKJACK GAME

• US 20110081956A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 8,562,414 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/12
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

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

Claims

1-56. -56. (canceled)

57. A game system for playing an electronic game, comprising:

a player game device for allowing a player to place a wager, the player game device including a user interface; and

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a game controller coupled to the player game device for playing the electronic game and establishing an outcome of the electronic game, the outcome of the electronic game including a payout according to a first pay table if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved, the game controller further for simulating a blackjack game on the player device by allowing the player to make decisions during the simulation using the user interface, the outcome of the blackjack game being responsive to the decisions made by the player and equivalent to the outcome of the electronic game, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a loss to the player, then the game controller deals cards to the player that can never add up to 21, the game controller then deals cards to the dealer that beat the player'"'"'s cards.

58. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the game system include a plurality of player game devices, the game controller being implemented in a server, each player game device being connected to the server.

59. A game system, as set forth in claim 58, the plurality of player game devices allowing a plurality of players to compete with and against each other in the electronic game.

60. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, the player game device including a bill validator for accepting currency and responsively providing a number of credits which may be played by the player.

61. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, the user interface device includes a touch-screen display.

62. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, the player game device including a ticket printer for printing a redeemable ticket for any remaining credits on the player game device.

63. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, the player game device including a bill validator, a user interface device, a ticket printer all coupled to and controller by a device controller.

64. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the game controller, during the simulated blackjack game, deals the player an appropriate set of electronic playing cards to achieve the payout conforming to the outcome of the electronic game.

65. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the game controller, during the simulated blackjack game, deals a dealer an appropriate set of electronic playing cards to achieve the payout conforming to the outcome of the electronic game.

66. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a win to the player, then the game controller deals cards that will add to 17 or higher without busting, the game controller then deals cards to the dealer that either lose or bust.

67. A game system, as set forth in claim 66, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a push, then the game controller deals two cards to the player that add up to 17, any subsequent cards dealt to the player must result in a total of 21, the game controller then deals cards to the dealer that equal the total of the player'"'"'s cards.

68. A game system, as set forth in claim 67, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a payout of 1.5 times the player'"'"'s wager, then the game controller deals a blackjack to the player, the cards dealt to the dealer must not equal 21.

69. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the electronic game is an electronic bingo game, the player game device for allowing the player to purchase an electronic bingo card, the electronic bingo card have a grid containing a set of numbers and an associated winning pattern, the game controller for establishing a set of randomly chosen numbers, comparing the set of randomly chosen numbers with the associated winning pattern and establishing an outcome of the electronic bingo game, the outcome of the electronic bingo game including a payout according to a first pay table if the winning pattern has been achieved.

70. A method for playing an electronic game, including the steps of:

providing a display and user interface;

allowing a player to place a wager;

playing the electronic game and establishing an outcome of the electronic game, the outcome of the electronic game including a payout according to a first pay table if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved; and

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simulating an electronic blackjack game by allowing the player to make decisions during the simulation using the user interface, the outcome of the blackjack game being responsive to the decisions made by the player and equivalent to the outcome of the electronic game, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a loss to the player, then the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the steps of dealing cards to the player that can never add up to 21 and dealing cards to the dealer that beat the player'"'"'s cards.

71. A method, as set forth in claim 70, including the step of allowing a plurality of players to compete with and against each other in the electronic game.

72. A method, as set forth in claim 70, wherein the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the step of dealing the player an appropriate set of electronic playing cards to achieve the payout conforming to the outcome of the electronic game.

73. A method, as set forth in claim 70, wherein the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the step of dealing a dealer an appropriate set of electronic playing cards to achieve the payout conforming to the outcome of the electronic game.

74. A method, as set forth in claim 70, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a win to the player, then the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the steps of dealing cards to the player that will add to 17 or higher without busting and game dealing cards to the dealer that either lose or bust.

75. A method, as set forth in claim 74, wherein if the outcome of the electronic game is a push, then the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the steps of dealing two cards to the player that add up to 17, any subsequent cards dealt to the player must result in a total of 21 and dealing cards to the dealer that equal the total of the player'"'"'s cards.

76. A method, as set forth in claim 75, if the outcome of the electronic game is a payout of 1.5 times the player'"'"'s wager, then the step of simulating a blackjack game includes the step of dealing a blackjack to the player, the cards dealt to the dealer must not equal 21.

77. A method, as set forth in claim 70, wherein the electronic game is an electronic bingo game, including the step of allowing the player to purchase an electronic bingo card, the electronic bingo card have a grid containing a set of numbers and an associated winning pattern, the method further including the steps of establishing a set of randomly chosen numbers, comparing the set of randomly chosen numbers with the associated winning pattern and establishing an outcome of the electronic bingo game, the outcome of the electronic bingo game including a payout according to a first pay table if the winning pattern has been achieved.