Method of playing a wagering game and gaming devices with a bingo-type secondary game

• US 6,840,858 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2003
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Adams, William R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US10/367,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20030127793A1
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 273/143.R, 273/138.2, 273/269, 273/274, 463/20, 463/19, 463/18, 463/13
• US Class Current: 463/19
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprise a first gaming unit, e.g., three reels, and a display of a bingo-type game actuatable in response to a signal from the first gaming unit.

Claims

1. A gaming method comprising:

receiving a wager from a player;

causing a first video image representing a primary game to be generated, said video image representing one of the following games;

video slots, video poker or video keno,

said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, and

said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video poker;

determining an outcome of said primary game represented by said first video image;

causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said primary game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;

determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said second video image independent of the outcome of said primary game; and

determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said primary and secondary games.

2. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising receiving a maximum wager from a player.

3. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said primary game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at predetermined time increments.

4. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said primary game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at rate related to a rate at which the player'"'"'s wagers are received.

5. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated after a predetermined number of outcomes of said primary game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers.

6. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said primary game only, said secondary game only, and said primary and secondary games.

7. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising incrementing a payout meter according to said value payout.

8. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising initially incrementing and then decrementing a payout meter until the payout meter equals the value payout.

9. The gaming method according to claim 1, comprising providing value according to said value payout.

10. A gaming method comprising:

receiving a wager from a player;

causing a first video image representing a slots game to be generated, said video image representing a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols;

determining an outcome of said slots game represented by said first video image;

causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;

determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said second video image independent of the outcome of said slots game; and

determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots and secondary games.

11. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising receiving a maximum wager from a player.

12. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at predetermined time increments.

13. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at rate related to a rate at which the player'"'"'s wagers are received.

14. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising causing a second video image representing a secondary game to be generated after a predetermined number of outcomes of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers.

15. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots game only, said secondary game only, and said slots and secondary games.

16. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising incrementing a payout meter according to said value payout.

17. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising initially incrementing and then decrementing a payout meter until the payout meter equals the value payout.

18. The gaming method according to claim 10, comprising providing value according to said value payout.

19. A gaming method comprising:

receiving a wager from a player;

causing a plurality of mechanical slot machine reels to spin and stop, representing a slots game,

determining an outcome of said slots game;

causing a video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers;

determining an outcome of said secondary game represented by said video image independent of the outcome of said slots game; and

determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots and secondary games.

20. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising receiving a maximum wager from a player.

21. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising causing a video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at predetermined time increments.

22. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising causing a video image representing a secondary game to be generated according to the outcome of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers displayed at rate related to a rate at which the player'"'"'s wagers are received.

23. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising causing a video image representing a secondary game to be generated after a predetermined number of outcomes of said slots game, said second video image comprising a bingo-type card having at least one matrix of rows and columns defining a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces in the at least one matrix being filled with different, randomly selected indicia, and bingo-type markers.

24. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising determining a value payout associated with the outcome of at least one of said slots game only, said secondary game only, and said slots and secondary games.

25. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising incrementing a payout meter according to said value payout.

26. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising initially incrementing and then decrementing a payout meter until the payout meter equals the value payout.

27. The gaming method according to claim 19, comprising providing value according to said value payout.