Systems and methods for enhanced gaming servers
Implementations of the present disclosure may include systems and methods for providing an improved bingo game based on player defined custom bingo cards and mapping the player defined custom bingo cards to simulate other games, such as, but not limited to, wheel based games such as roulette, dice games, and other suitable games. Implementations of the system and method may include receiving messages comprising one or more player wager selections from the plurality of electronic player interfaces, wherein the one or more player wager selections comprise one or more player selected game patterns. Implementations of the system and method may include creating one or more custom bingo cards based on the one or more player selected game patterns received in the one or more player wager selections.
1. A gaming server, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory that stores computer executable instructions, wherein, when the computer executable instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive a request from a center device to verify at least one active bingo game session;
adding the center device to the at least one active bingo game session;
transmit, to the center device, a response verifying the at least one active bingo game session and that the center device was associated with the at least one active bingo game session;
receive, from the center device, a message comprising an interim winning game pattern, wherein the interim winning game pattern comprises at least one random number selection;
receive messages comprising one or more player wager selections from a plurality of electronic player interfaces, wherein the one or more player wager selections comprise one or more player selected game patterns;
create one or more custom bingo cards based on the one or more player selected game patterns received in the one or more player wager selections;
evaluate the one or more custom bingo cards for a pattern matching the interim winning game pattern;
mark a spot on the one or more custom bingo cards based on the one or more player selected game patterns matching the at least one random number selection of the interim winning game pattern;
evaluate the one or more custom bingo cards against predetermined patterns for matching patterns based on the marked spots of the one or more custom bingo cards to determine winning player wager selections; and
transmit, to the plurality of electronic player interfaces, messages comprising the one or more custom bingo cards and the winning player wager selections.
2. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein one player wager selection of the one or more player wager selections is used to create one custom bingo card.
3. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of player wager selections of the one or more player wager selections is used to create one custom bingo card.
4. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein different player wager selections of the one or more player wager selections are used to create different custom bingo cards.
5. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein creating the one or more custom bingo cards further comprises adding the one or more player selected game patterns to spots on the one or more custom bingo cards and filling in any unfilled spots on the one or more custom bingo cards with randomly generated numbers.
6. The gaming server of claim 5 , wherein adding the one or more player selected game patterns to spots on the one or more bingo cards further comprises adding the one or more player selected game patterns to predefined spots on the one or more custom bingo cards.
7. The gaming server of claim 6 , wherein the predefined spots on the one or more custom bingo cards are selected based on a type of wager.
8. The gaming server of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the predefined spots on the one or more custom bingo cards overlap between different types of wagers.
9. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards for matching patterns further comprises: evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards against predetermined patterns that are determined based on classifications of individual player wager selections.
10. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein the interim winning game pattern is generated by a hardware based random number generator.
11. The gaming server of claim 10 , wherein the hardware based random number generator comprises is a physical roulette wheel and a ball.
12. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein the interim winning game pattern is generated by a software based random number generator.
13. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein receiving the messages comprising the one or more player wager selections from one or more electronic player interfaces occurs after receiving the message comprising the interim winning game pattern.
14. The gaming server of claim 13 , wherein the one or more player wager selections are withheld at the one or more electronic player interfaces until the interim winning game pattern has been received.
15. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein the winning player wager selections in the at least one active bingo game session are determined with one random number selection.
16. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein the one or more player selected game patterns are for a bingo game that is mapped to a technological aid formed as a roulette style player interface.
17. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein the one or more player selected game patterns are for a bingo game that is mapped to a technological aid formed as a craps style player interface.
18. The gaming server of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request from the plurality of electronic player interfaces further comprises receiving the requests from the plurality of electronic player interfaces associated with different game centers.
19. The gaming server of claim 18 , wherein the different game centers are separate roulette wheel based bingo games that can be assigned to different active bingo game sessions.
20. The gaming server of claim 19 , wherein creating the one or more custom bingo cards further comprises creating a plurality of custom bingo cards for a plurality of different players at electronic player interfaces associated with different game centers.
21. A method of operating a gaming server, comprising:
receiving a request from a center device to verify at least one active bingo game session;
adding the center device the at least one active bingo game session;
transmitting, to the center device, a response verifying the at least one active bingo game session and that the center device was associated with the at least one active bingo game session;
receiving, from the center device, a message comprising an interim winning game pattern, wherein the interim winning game pattern comprises at least one random number selection;
receiving messages comprising one or more player wager selections from a plurality of electronic player interfaces, wherein the one or more player wager selections comprise one or more player selected game patterns;
creating one or more custom bingo cards based on the one or more player selected game patterns received in the one or more player wager selections;
evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards for a pattern matching the interim winning game pattern;
marking a spot on the one or more custom bingo cards based on the one or more player selected game patterns matching the at least one random number selection of the interim winning game pattern;
evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards against predetermined patterns for matching patterns based on the marked spots of the one or more custom bingo cards to determine winning player wager selections; and
transmitting, to the plurality of electronic player interfaces, messages comprising the one or more custom bingo cards and the winning player wager selections.
22. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein one player wager selection of the one or more player wager selections is used to create one custom bingo card.
23. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein a plurality of player wager selections of the one or more player wager selections is used to create one custom bingo card.
24. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein different player wager selections of the one or more player wager selections are used to create different custom bingo cards.
25. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein creating the one or more custom bingo cards further comprises adding the one or more player selected game patterns to spots on the one or more custom bingo cards and filling in any unfilled spots on the one or more custom bingo cards with randomly generated numbers.
26. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 25 , wherein adding the one or more player selected game patterns to spots on the one or more bingo cards further comprises adding the one or more player selected game patterns to predefined spots on the one or more custom bingo cards.
27. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 26 , wherein the predefined spots on the one or more custom bingo cards are selected based on a type of wager.
28. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards for matching patterns further comprises: evaluating the one or more custom bingo cards against predetermined patterns that are determined based on classifications of individual player wager selections.
29. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 21 , wherein the interim winning game pattern is generated by a hardware based random number generator.
30. The method of operating the gaming server of claim 29 , wherein the hardware based random number generator comprises is a physical roulette wheel and a ball.