IP Library Granted Patent US 11,302,144
Granted Patent B1
US 11,302,144 · App. 17/205,299 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Gaming devices having randomly generated bonus numbers

Inventors: Kyle Morris (Las Vegas, NV); Jason March (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: DraftKings, Inc.
G07F17/3244A63F9/04G06F7/588G07F17/3204G07F17/3267G07F17/3293
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,302,144
App. No.
17/205,299
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure provides gaming systems having one or more processors coupled to memory. The gaming system can receive an indication of a wager on a play of a game. The gaming system can decrease a credit balance based on the wager. The gaming system can determine a first number as a target value and a second number as a modifier. The gaming system can determine an initial award amount based on the wager and a result of the play independent of the first number. The gaming system can determine that a game event of the play satisfies a bonus award condition based on the first number. The gaming system can compute a bonus award based on the second number and the initial award amount. The gaming system can cause the credit balance to increase based on the computed bonus award and the initial award amount.

Claims (56)

1. A gaming system comprising:

one or more processors coupled to memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a client device in communication with the one or more processors, an indication of a wager on a play of a game;

decrease a credit balance based on the wager;

determine, responsive to the indication of the wager, a first number as a target value and a second number as a modifier;

provide, for presentation at the client device, the first number for presentation at a first predetermined location and the second number for presentation at a second predetermined location, the first number and the second number presented prior to receiving input to update a game state of the play of the game from the client device;

responsive to determining and providing the first number and the second number for presentation, receive an input from the client device to update the game state of the play of the game;

upon the game state indicating completion of the play, determine an initial award amount based on the wager and a result of the play independent of the first number;

determine that a game event of the play satisfies a bonus award condition based on the first number and responsive to the result of the play indicating a win condition;

responsive to determining that the game event satisfies the bonus award condition, compute a bonus award based on the second number and the initial award amount; and

cause the credit balance to increase based on the computed bonus award and the initial award amount.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the game is a card-based game and the play comprises a hand having a plurality of cards, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to adjust the credit balance based on the result of the play by increasing the credit balance based on the hand satisfying a game condition.

3. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the card-based game is one of poker, blackjack, or rummy.

4. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the game event satisfies the bonus award condition by:

identifying each card included in the hand;

determining a total based on a value corresponding to each card; and

determining that the total is equal to the first number.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the game is a dice-based game and the play includes a plurality of dice each indicating a rank, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to adjust the credit balance based on the result of the play by increasing the credit balance based on the rank of each of the plurality of dice satisfying a game condition.

6. The gaming system of claim 5 , wherein the dice-based game is one of craps, sic bo, or Klondike.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to compute the bonus award by multiplying the wager and the second number.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the client device, a request to participate in a bonus opportunity corresponding to the bonus award; and

randomly determine the first number as the target value and the second number as the modifier responsive to the request to participate in the bonus opportunity and the wager.

9. The gaming system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive the indication of the wager by:

providing, at the client device, a user interface via which a user can place the wager and select to participate in the bonus opportunity corresponding to the bonus award; and

receiving, from the client device, a request to place the wager, the request identifying a wager amount and an indicator indicating that the user is participating in the bonus opportunity.

10. The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

provide, at the client device, prior to completion of the play, via the user interface, an actionable object via which the user can participate in the bonus opportunity corresponding to the bonus award;

receive, from the client device, responsive to an interaction with the actionable object prior to completion of the game, a request to participate in the bonus opportunity; and

determine that the game event satisfies the bonus award condition responsive to determining that the user is participating in the bonus opportunity.

11. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the first number and the second number using a random number generator.

12. The gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the second number based on the result of the play.

13. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the first number using a random number generator; and

select the second number from a plurality of predetermined numbers in accordance with a policy.

14. A gaming system, comprising:

one or more processors coupled to memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a client device in communication with the one or more processors, an indication of a wager on a play of a blackjack game;

determine, responsive to the indication of the wager, a target hand value and a bonus modifier value;

provide, for presentation at the client device, the target hand value for presentation at a first predetermined location and the bonus modifier value for presentation at a second predetermined location, the target hand value and the bonus modifier value presented prior to receiving input to update a game state of the play of the game from the client device;

responsive to determining and providing the target hand value and the bonus modifier value for presentation, receive an input from the client device to update the game state of the play of the blackjack game;

upon the game state indicating completion of the play of the blackjack game, determine an initial award amount based on the wager and a hand of the blackjack game;

determine that the hand of the blackjack game satisfies a bonus award condition based on the target hand value and responsive to the game state indicating a win condition;

responsive to determining that the hand of the blackjack game satisfies the bonus award condition, compute a bonus award based on the bonus modifier value and the wager; and

cause a credit balance to increase based on the computed bonus award and the initial award amount.

15. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the target hand value and the bonus modifier value by:

determining that the wager satisfies a bonus participation threshold; and

computing at least one of the target hand value or the bonus modifier value based on the bonus participation threshold.

16. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

present, at the client device, a graphical user interface comprising a blackjack table, and an actionable object;

receive the indication of the wager responsive to detecting an interaction with the actionable object; and

present, in the graphical user interface, during the play of the blackjack game and responsive to receiving the indication of the wager, the hand of the blackjack game on the blackjack table.

17. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the target hand value is a range of target values, and the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the hand of the blackjack game satisfies the bonus award condition by determining that values of each card in the hand sum to a value within the range of target values.

18. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, as part of the indication of the wager, an indication of participation in the bonus award, the indication of participation including a bonus wager; and

compute the bonus award based on the bonus wager and the bonus modifier value.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: BANC OF CALIFORNIA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PACIFIC WESTERN BANK)
To: DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 069315/0578 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC.; JACKPOCKET LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 069320/0109 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: DRAFTKINGS, INC.
To: DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 065103/0263 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2023
From: DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC.
To: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
Reel/Frame 062266/0013 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: MORRIS, KYLE; MARCH, JASON
To: DRAFTKINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055640/0933 →
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