Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a game having a first evaluation based on drawn symbols and a second evaluation based on an order in which the symbols are drawn
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a first gaming machine including;
(a) a first housing;
(b) at least one first gaming machine display device supported by the first housing;
(c) a plurality of first gaming machine input devices supported by the first housing, the plurality of first gaming machine input devices including;
(i) a first acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value;
(ii) a first validator configured to identify the first physical item; and
(iii) a first cashout button actuatable to cause a first payment associated with a first credit balance;
(d) at least one first gaming machine processor; and
(e) at least one first gaming machine memory device storing a plurality of first gaming machine instructions which, when executed by the at least one first gaming machine processor, cause the at least one first gaming machine processor to operate with the at least one first gaming machine display device and the plurality of first gaming machine input devices;
a second gaming machine including;
(a) a second housing;
(b) at least one second gaming machine display device supported by the second housing;
(c) a plurality of second gaming machine input devices supported by the second housing, the plurality of second gaming machine input devices including;
(i) a second acceptor of a second physical item associated with a second monetary value;
(ii) a second validator configured to identify the second physical item; and
(iii) a second cashout button actuatable to cause a second payment associated with a second credit balance;
(d) at least one second gaming machine processor; and
(e) at least one second gaming machine memory device storing a plurality of second gaming machine instructions which, when executed by the at least one second gaming machine processor, cause the at least one second gaming machine processor to operate with the at least one second gaming machine display device and the plurality of second gaming machine input devices; and
a server including;
(a) at least one server processor; and
(b) at least one server memory device storing a plurality of server instructions operable by the at least one server processor,wherein the first gaming machine, the second gaming machine, and the server are configured to operate to;
(a) for a first player of the first gaming machine, randomly generate, via the at least one server processor, and display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device, a first bingo card associated with said first player, the first bingo card including a first plurality of different symbols of a symbol pool;
(b) for a second player of the second gaming machine, randomly generate, via the at least one server processor, and display, via the at least one second gaming machine display device, a second bingo card associated with said second player, the second bingo card including a second plurality of different symbols of the symbol pool;
(c) randomly select, via the at least one server processor, one of the symbols from the symbol pool;
(d) for each of the first bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said first bingo card that matches the selected symbol, display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device, a match indication for said symbol of said first bingo card;
(e) for the second bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said second bingo card that matches the selected symbol, display, via the at least one second gaming machine display device, a match indication for said symbol of said second bingo card;
(f) display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device and the at least one second gaming machine display device, the selected symbol in a separate selected symbol accumulation area based on an order in which the selected symbol was selected;
(g) repeat (c) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and
(h) after the termination event occurs;
(i) for each of the players, if at least one of a plurality of winning combinations of match indications is displayed on the bingo card of said player, determine a first award to be provided to said player;
(ii) if a designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a first one of a plurality of predetermined spatial arrangements in the separate selected symbol accumulation area, determine a second award of a first amount to be provided to one or more of the players;
(iii) if said designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a second one of the predetermined spatial arrangements, the second predetermined spatial arrangement being different than the first predetermined spatial arrangement, determine a third award of a second amount to be provided to one or more of the players; and
(iv) for each player, modify the credit balance of said player based on any determined awards for said player.
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Abstract
A gaming system displays a plurality of bingo cards each containing at least one column, each column having at least one square. Each square includes a random number selected from a range associated with that column. The gaming system displays each bingo card and an initially-empty accumulation area. Balls are drawn from a pool of balls, each ball associated with a number. As the balls are drawn, any square on any of the bingo cards containing the number of the drawn ball is marked with a suitable indicator. A primary award is provided for combinations of marked squares on one or more of the bingo cards. The gaming system displays the balls in the accumulated area in the order in which they are drawn. The gaming system provides a secondary award for combinations of balls displayed in the accumulation area.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a first gaming machine including; (a) a first housing; (b) at least one first gaming machine display device supported by the first housing; (c) a plurality of first gaming machine input devices supported by the first housing, the plurality of first gaming machine input devices including; (i) a first acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value; (ii) a first validator configured to identify the first physical item; and (iii) a first cashout button actuatable to cause a first payment associated with a first credit balance; (d) at least one first gaming machine processor; and (e) at least one first gaming machine memory device storing a plurality of first gaming machine instructions which, when executed by the at least one first gaming machine processor, cause the at least one first gaming machine processor to operate with the at least one first gaming machine display device and the plurality of first gaming machine input devices; a second gaming machine including; (a) a second housing; (b) at least one second gaming machine display device supported by the second housing; (c) a plurality of second gaming machine input devices supported by the second housing, the plurality of second gaming machine input devices including; (i) a second acceptor of a second physical item associated with a second monetary value; (ii) a second validator configured to identify the second physical item; and (iii) a second cashout button actuatable to cause a second payment associated with a second credit balance; (d) at least one second gaming machine processor; and (e) at least one second gaming machine memory device storing a plurality of second gaming machine instructions which, when executed by the at least one second gaming machine processor, cause the at least one second gaming machine processor to operate with the at least one second gaming machine display device and the plurality of second gaming machine input devices; and a server including; (a) at least one server processor; and (b) at least one server memory device storing a plurality of server instructions operable by the at least one server processor, wherein the first gaming machine, the second gaming machine, and the server are configured to operate to; (a) for a first player of the first gaming machine, randomly generate, via the at least one server processor, and display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device, a first bingo card associated with said first player, the first bingo card including a first plurality of different symbols of a symbol pool; (b) for a second player of the second gaming machine, randomly generate, via the at least one server processor, and display, via the at least one second gaming machine display device, a second bingo card associated with said second player, the second bingo card including a second plurality of different symbols of the symbol pool; (c) randomly select, via the at least one server processor, one of the symbols from the symbol pool; (d) for each of the first bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said first bingo card that matches the selected symbol, display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device, a match indication for said symbol of said first bingo card; (e) for the second bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said second bingo card that matches the selected symbol, display, via the at least one second gaming machine display device, a match indication for said symbol of said second bingo card; (f) display, via the at least one first gaming machine display device and the at least one second gaming machine display device, the selected symbol in a separate selected symbol accumulation area based on an order in which the selected symbol was selected; (g) repeat (c) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and (h) after the termination event occurs; (i) for each of the players, if at least one of a plurality of winning combinations of match indications is displayed on the bingo card of said player, determine a first award to be provided to said player; (ii) if a designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a first one of a plurality of predetermined spatial arrangements in the separate selected symbol accumulation area, determine a second award of a first amount to be provided to one or more of the players; (iii) if said designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a second one of the predetermined spatial arrangements, the second predetermined spatial arrangement being different than the first predetermined spatial arrangement, determine a third award of a second amount to be provided to one or more of the players; and (iv) for each player, modify the credit balance of said player based on any determined awards for said player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) for a first player of a first gaming machine, causing at least one server processor to execute a plurality of server instructions stored in at least one server memory device to randomly generate a first bingo card associated with said first player and cause at least one first gaming machine display device to display said first bingo card, the first bingo card including a first plurality of different symbols of a symbol pool; (b) for a second player of a second gaming machine, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions stored in the at least one server memory device to randomly generate a second bingo card associated with said second player and cause at least one second gaming machine display device to display said second bingo card, the second bingo card including a second plurality of different symbols of the symbol pool; (c) causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly select one of the symbols from the symbol pool; (d) for the first bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said first bingo card that matches the selected symbol, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to cause the at least one first gaming machine display device to display a match indication for said symbol of said first bingo card; (e) for the second bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said second bingo card that matches the selected symbol, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to cause the at least one second gaming machine display device to display a match indication for said symbol of said second bingo card; (f) causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to cause the at least one first gaming machine display device and the at least one second gaming machine display device to display the selected symbol in a separate selected symbol accumulation area based on an order in which the selected symbol was selected; (g) repeating (c) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and (h) after the termination event occurs; (i) for each of the players, if at least one of a plurality of winning combinations of match indications is displayed on the bingo card of said player, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to determine a first award to be provided to said player; (ii) if a designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a first one of a plurality of predetermined spatial arrangements in the separate selected symbol accumulation area, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to determine a second award of a first amount; (iii) if said designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a second one of the predetermined spatial arrangements, the second predetermined spatial arrangement being different than the first predetermined spatial arrangement, causing the at least one server processor to execute the plurality of server instructions to determine a third award of a second amount to be provided to one or more of the players; (iv) for the first player, modify a first credit balance of the first player based on any determined awards for the first player, the first credit balance being; (1) increasable via receipt, by a first acceptor of the first gaming machine, of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value and via identification, by a first validator of the first gaming machine, of the first physical item; and (2) decreasable via actuation of a first cashout button of the first gaming machine to cause an initiation of a first payout associated with the first credit balance; and (v) for the second player, modify a second credit balance of the second player based on any determined awards for the second player, the second credit balance being; (1) increasable via receipt, by a second acceptor of the second gaming machine, of a second physical item associated with a second monetary value and via identification, by a second validator of the second gaming machine, of the second physical item; and (2) decreasable via actuation of a second cashout button of the second gaming machine to cause an initiation of a second payout associated with the second credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of server instructions which, when executed by at least one server processor, cause the at least one server processor to perform a method comprising:
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(a) for a first player of a first gaming machine, randomly generating a first bingo card associated with said first player and causing one or more first gaming machine display devices to display said first bingo card, the first bingo card including a first plurality of different symbols of a symbol pool; (b) for a second player of a second gaming machine randomly generating a second bingo card associated with said second player and causing one or more second gaming machine display devices to display said second bingo card, the second bingo card including a second plurality of different symbols of the symbol pool (c) randomly selecting one of the symbols from the symbol pool; (d) for the first bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said first bingo card that matches the selected symbol, causing the one or more first gaming machine display devices to display a match indication for said symbol of said first bingo card; (e) for the second bingo card, for each of any of the symbols of said second bingo card that matches the selected symbol, causing the one or more second gaming machine display devices to display a match indication for said symbol of said second bingo card; (f) causing the one or more first gaming machine display devices and the one or more second gaming machine display devices to display the selected symbol in a separate selected symbol accumulation area based on an order in which the selected symbol was selected; (g) repeating (c) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and (h) after the termination event occurs; (i) for each of the players, if at least one of a plurality of winning combinations of match indications is displayed on the bingo card of said player, determining a first award to be provided to said player; (ii) if a designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a first one of a plurality of predetermined spatial arrangements in the separate selected symbol accumulation area, determining a second award having a first amount to be provided to one or more of the players; (iii) if said designated combination of the selected symbols is displayed in a second one of the predetermined spatial arrangements, the second predetermined spatial arrangement being different than the first predetermined spatial arrangement, determining a third award of a second amount to be provided to one or more of the players; and (iv) for the first player, modify a first credit balance of the first player based on any determined awards for the first player, the first credit balance being; (1) increasable via receipt, by a first acceptor of the first gaming machine, of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value and via identification, by a first validator of the first gaming machine, of the first physical item; and (2) decreasable via actuation of a first cashout button of the first gaming machine to cause an initiation of a first payout associated with the first credit balance; and (v) for the second player, modify a second credit balance of the second player based on any determined awards for the second player, the second credit balance being; (1) increasable via receipt, by a second acceptor of the second gaming machine, of a second physical item associated with a second monetary value and via identification, by a second validator of the second gaming machine, of the second physical item; and (2) decreasable via actuation of a second cashout button of the second gaming machine to cause an initiation of a second payout associated with the second credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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