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

• US 20170270740A1
• Filed: 06/01/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• 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 10,249,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: 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

1-56. -56. (canceled)

57. 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, and 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 quantity 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;

receive the quantity of numbers for the simulated keno game from the user interface,

select the numbers for the player to be played in the simulated keno game based on receiving the quantity of numbers from the user interface;

conduct the non-keno electronic game and generate an electronic game outcome, including a non-keno game credit payout according to the non-keno paytable if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved in the non-keno electronic game, and

conduct the simulated keno game, upon receipt of the wager at the user interface, based on the player input for the simulated keno game and the non-keno 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.

58. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the non-keno electronic game is an electronic bingo game.

59. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the number of matches is determined by the game controller as a function of the electronic game outcome and a keno simulation pay table.

60. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the user interface player input includes a selection of a quick pick function to make the selection of the numbers to be played in the simulated keno game.

61. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the game controller is further configured to increase the credit balance by the simulated keno game credit payout.

62. A game system, as set forth in claim 61, wherein the plurality of player game devices facilitates a plurality of players competing with each other in the non-keno electronic game.

63. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the user interface device 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 quantity of numbers, and a quick pick feature to enable the automatic selection of the numbers by the game controller, the user interface further configured to transmit the respective player input signals to the game controller.

64. A game system, as set forth in claim 63, wherein the user interface device comprises a touch-screen display configured to display the plurality of buttons.

65. A game system, as set forth in claim 57, wherein the player game device further comprises a ticket printer for printing a redeemable ticket for the credit balance on the player game device.

66. A game system, as set forth in claim 59, wherein the keno simulation pay table includes a plurality of possible payouts that are each associated with a possible outcome of the non-keno electronic game.

67. A computer based method for conducting a simulated keno game based on a non-keno electronic game, including the steps of:

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

68. A method, as set forth in claim 67, further comprising displaying the simulated keno game.

69. A method, as set forth in claim 67, further comprising increasing the credit balance by the simulated keno game credit payout.

70. A method, as set forth in claim 69, wherein conducting the non-keno electronic game comprises conducting an electronic bingo game.

71. A method, as set forth in claim 69 further comprising selecting the simulation pay table for the simulated keno game based on the number of matches played and the quantity of numbers played.

72. A method, as set forth in claim 69 further comprising determining the number of matches to be played as a function of the electronic game outcome and a keno simulation pay table.

73. A method, as set forth in claim 69, wherein conducting the non-keno electronic game further comprises conducting the non-keno game such that a plurality of players compete with and against each other.

74. A method, as set forth in claim 69, wherein a first payout of the keno simulation pay table 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.

75. 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, and a card reader;

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

receiving an player input of a quantity of numbers to be played in a 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 received by the user interface produces a simulated keno game outcome, including a simulated keno game credit payout equivalent to the electronic game credit payout.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein determining an electronic game outcome comprises determining an electronic bingo game outcome.