System and method for providing a bonus game on a bingo based game
View Patent ↗The gaming system that includes a server, a gaming machine communicatively coupled to the server, and a processor. The processor is programmed to: upon receiving a wager at the gaming machine, provide a bingo based game on the gaming machine, the bingo based game comprising gaming content that includes at least one bingo game card, determine that a triggering event has occurred during play of the bingo based game, and based on the triggering event, provide the player with at least one free bingo card in a bingo based bonus game.
1. A gaming system comprising:
a server;
a gaming machine communicatively coupled to the server, the gaming machine comprising:
at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a card reader, and a ticket reader configured to receive credit input to establish a credit balance for a player; and
a player interface configured to accept a wager against the credit balance from the player; and
a processor programmed to:
provide a bingo based game on the gaming machine upon receipt of the wager, the bingo based game comprising gaming content that includes at least one bingo game card;
determine a bingo based game outcome for the at least one bingo game card, wherein the bingo based game outcome is determinable at the server;
determine that a triggering event has occurred during play of the bingo based game; and
based on the triggering event, provide the player with at least one free bingo card in a bingo based bonus game, wherein a bingo based bonus game award is determinable independent of the wager and the bingo based game outcome.
2. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein determining that a triggering event has occurred comprises determining that a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one bingo game card.
3. A gaming system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the processor is further programmed to provide the player with an award based on the determining that a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one bingo game.
4. A gaming system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the designated pattern is a game ending pattern.
5. A gaming system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the designated pattern in not a game ending pattern.
6. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to end the at least one free bingo game when a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one free bingo game card.
7. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a quantity of free bingo cards provided to the player is determined based on the triggering event.
8. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
determine that a second triggering event has occurred in the bingo based bonus game; and
based on the second triggering event, provide the player with at least a second free bingo card in a second bingo based bonus game.
9. A gaming system in accordance with claim 8 , wherein determining that a second triggering event has occurred comprises determining that a second designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one free bingo game card.
10. A method for providing a bonus game on a bingo based game, the method comprising:
receiving credit input from a player using at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a card reader, and a ticket reader to establish a credit balance;
accepting a wager against the credit balance for a bingo based game;
providing the bingo based game to the player, the bingo based game comprising gaming content that includes at least one bingo game card;
determining a bingo based game outcome for the at least one bingo game card, wherein the bingo based game outcome is determinable at a server;
determining that a triggering event has occurred during play of the bingo based game;
based on the triggering event, providing the player with at least one free bingo card in a bingo based bonus game; and
determining a bingo based bonus game award independent of the wager and the bingo based game outcome.
11. A method in accordance with claim 10 , wherein determining the triggering event has occurred comprises determining that a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one bingo game card.
12. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the designated pattern is a game ending pattern.
13. A method in accordance with claim 10 , further comprising ending the at least one free bingo game when a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one free bingo game card.
14. A method in accordance with claim 10 , further comprising:
determining that a second triggering event has occurred in the bingo based bonus game; and
based on the second triggering event, providing the player with at least a second free bingo card in a second bingo based bonus game.
15. A method in accordance with claim 14 , wherein determining that a second triggering event has occurred comprises determining that a second designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one free bingo game card.
16. One or more non-transitory computer storage media embodying computer-executable instructions stored thereon for providing a bingo based bonus game on a bingo based game, the instructions comprising the steps of:
receiving credit input from at least one of a coin acceptor, a bill validator, a card reader, and a ticket reader of a gaming machine to establish a credit balance;
accepting a wager against the credit balance for a bingo based game;
providing a bingo based game to a player operating the gaming machine, the bingo based game comprising gaming content that includes at least one bingo game card;
determining a bingo based game outcome for the at least one bingo game card, wherein the bingo based game outcome is determinable at a server;
determining that a triggering event has occurred during play of the bingo based game;
based on the triggering event, providing the player with at least one free bingo card in the bingo based bonus game; and
determining a bingo based bonus game award independent of the wager and the bingo based game outcome.
17. The non-transitory computer storage media in accordance with claim 16 , wherein determining that a triggering event has occurred comprises determining that a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one bingo game card.
18. The non-transitory computer storage media in accordance with claim 17 , wherein the designated pattern is a game ending pattern.
19. The non-transitory computer storage media in accordance with claim 16 , further comprising ending the at least one free bingo game when a designated pattern has been achieved on the at least one free bingo game card.
20. The non-transitory computer storage media in accordance with claim 16 , further comprising:
determining that a second triggering event has occurred in the bingo based bonus game; and
based on the second triggering event, providing the player with at least a second free bingo card in a second bingo based bonus game.