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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Applicant:
SG Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
David Welch, Logan, UT (US);
Francois Ringuette, Drummondville, CA;
Assignee:
SG Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/329 (2013.01); A63F 3/0645 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic bingo gaming system enables the entertainment mechanisms in Class II gaming machines to mimic the look and feel of the Class III games on which those entertainment mechanisms are based. The system is constructed to minimize any wait times by players that commence a bingo game or join a bingo game already in progress. To create consistency in what players are hoping to see on their bingo cards, the bingo game may use a single interim prize pattern required to win an interim prize that is the same for all players and is the same as a game ending pattern that ends the bingo game.