Stud bingo
First Claim
1. A gaming method, comprising:
- receiving a game outcome by a machine that controls a display device;
displaying, on the display device, N bingo cards to each of a plurality of players, where N is a first predetermined integer and wherein each bingo card of the N bingo cards provides a correspondence between areas on the N bingo cards and playing cards;
drawing M random bingo numbers corresponding to areas of at least some of the N bingo cards, where M is a second predetermined integer;
displaying on the display device, hits on the N bingo cards based on the M random bingo numbers;
allowing each player of the plurality of players an opportunity to select at least one bingo card from the N bingo cards for continued game play;
offering, for a fee, to draw one or more extra random bingo numbers in addition to the M random bingo numbers before a bingo card is selected;
drawing, after the at least one bingo card has been selected, additional random bingo numbers; and
displaying hits on each player'"'"'s selected bingo card until at least one interim win pattern is completed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for providing wagering games having aspects of card games, such as poker games. Some implementations of the present invention involve methods and devices for providing such wagering games on a network of gaming machines. In some implementations, players can view a first M playing cards from each of N hands of playing cards, then must select one (or more) of the hands. Thereafter, a playing card hand (e.g., a poker hand) is made up for the selected hand from the N cards and from additional cards that are revealed after the hand is selected. Some implementations provide a bingo game in which areas of each bingo card correspond with playing cards, wherein players may establish interim wins that correspond to poker hands. Some such implementations include displaying N bingo cards, each of which corresponds to one of the N hands of playing cards.
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12 Claims
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1. A gaming method, comprising:
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receiving a game outcome by a machine that controls a display device; displaying, on the display device, N bingo cards to each of a plurality of players, where N is a first predetermined integer and wherein each bingo card of the N bingo cards provides a correspondence between areas on the N bingo cards and playing cards; drawing M random bingo numbers corresponding to areas of at least some of the N bingo cards, where M is a second predetermined integer; displaying on the display device, hits on the N bingo cards based on the M random bingo numbers; allowing each player of the plurality of players an opportunity to select at least one bingo card from the N bingo cards for continued game play; offering, for a fee, to draw one or more extra random bingo numbers in addition to the M random bingo numbers before a bingo card is selected; drawing, after the at least one bingo card has been selected, additional random bingo numbers; and displaying hits on each player'"'"'s selected bingo card until at least one interim win pattern is completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Software embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable medium for providing a wagering game, the software comprising instructions for controlling at least one device in a network to do the following:
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receive a game outcome by a machine that controls a display device; display, on the display device, N bingo cards to each of a plurality of bingo players, where N is a first predetermined integer and wherein each bingo card of the N bingo cards provides a correspondence between areas on the N bingo cards and playing cards; receive M bingo numbers corresponding to areas of at least some of the N bingo cards, where M is a second predetermined integer; display, on the display device, hits on the N bingo cards based on the M bingo numbers; allow each player of the plurality of bingo players an opportunity to select at least one bingo card from the N bingo cards for continued game play; and offer, for a fee, to draw one or more extra random bingo numbers before a bingo card is selected; receive, after the at least one bingo card has been selected, additional bingo numbers and display hits on each player'"'"'s selected bingo card until at least one interim win pattern is completed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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