System and method for simulating the outcome of an electronic game as a keno game
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1. A game system for playing an electronic game, comprising:
- a player game device for allowing a player to place a wager; and
,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 main pay table if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved, the game controller further for simulating a keno game on the player device, the game controller, in simulating the keno game, allows a player to choose how many numbers are to be played in the simulated keno game and allows the player to select the chosen number of numbers, the game controller for selecting a simulation pay table for the simulated keno game from a set of simulation pay tables as a function of the player chosen number of numbers and the outcome of the electronic game, the game controller for selecting a set of keno winning numbers such that the selected simulation pay table of the simulated keno game establishes a simulated payout as a function of a number of matches between the keno winning numbers and the numbers selected by the player, the simulated payout of the keno game being equivalent to the payout of the electronic game.
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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.
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47 Claims
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1. A game system for playing an electronic game, comprising:
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a player game device for allowing a player to place a wager; and
,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 main pay table if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved, the game controller further for simulating a keno game on the player device, the game controller, in simulating the keno game, allows a player to choose how many numbers are to be played in the simulated keno game and allows the player to select the chosen number of numbers, the game controller for selecting a simulation pay table for the simulated keno game from a set of simulation pay tables as a function of the player chosen number of numbers and the outcome of the electronic game, the game controller for selecting a set of keno winning numbers such that the selected simulation pay table of the simulated keno game establishes a simulated payout as a function of a number of matches between the keno winning numbers and the numbers selected by the player, the simulated payout of the keno game being equivalent to the payout of the electronic game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for playing an electronic game, including the steps of:
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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 main pay table if a predetermined set of conditions has been achieved; and
,simulating an electronic keno game by allowing the player to choose how many numbers are to be played in the simulated keno game and allowing the player to select the chosen number of numbers; selecting a simulation pay table for the simulated keno game from a set of simulation pay tables as a function of the player chosen number of numbers and the outcome of the electronic game; selecting a set of keno winning numbers such that the selected simulation pay table of the simulated keno game establishes a simulated payout as a function of a number of matches between the keno winning numbers and the numbers selected by the player, the simulated payout of the keno game being equivalent to the payout of the electronic game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A game system for playing an electronic bingo game, said game comprising:
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a player game device for allowing a player to place a wager and purchase an electronic bingo card, the electronic bingo card have a grid containing a set of numbers and an associated winning pattern; and
,a game controller coupled to the player game device 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, the game controller, in simulating the keno game, allows the player to choose how many numbers are to be played to be played in the simulated keno game and allows the player to select the chosen number of numbers, the game controller for selecting a second pay table for the simulated keno game from a set of pay tables as a function of the player chosen number of numbers and the outcome of the electronic bingo game, the game controller for selecting a set of keno winning numbers such that the selected second pay table of the simulated keno game establishes a simulated payout as a function of a number of matches between the keno winning numbers and the numbers established by the game controller, the simulated payout of the keno game equivalent to the payout of the electronic bingo game. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for playing an electronic bingo game, including the steps of:
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allowing a player to place a wager and purchase an electronic bingo card, the electronic bingo card have a grid containing a set of numbers and an associated winning pattern; 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; and
,simulating an electronic keno game by allowing the player to choose how many numbers are to be played in the simulated keno game and allowing the player to select the chosen number of numbers; selecting a simulation pay table for the simulated keno game from a set of pay tables as a function of the player chosen number of numbers and the outcome of the electronic bingo game; selecting a set of keno winning numbers such that the selected simulation pay table of the simulated keno game establishes a simulated payout as a function of a number of matches between the keno winning numbers and the numbers selected by the player, the simulated payout of the keno game being equivalent to the payout of the electronic bingo game. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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