Keno Bonus Ball Draws for Secondary Event Triggers
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems lack innovative mechanisms to enhance player engagement and award potential in keno games through secondary events triggered by ball draws.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that integrates keno bonus balls as secondary event triggers, where bonus balls are drawn from a larger pool of keno balls, allowing for various secondary events to be displayed and awarded based on specific conditions, enhancing player interaction and potential rewards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If keno bonus balls are drawn from a larger pool of keno balls to trigger secondary events, then player engagement and potential awards are increased, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The keno ball draw mechanism is designed to serve dual purposes: determining both the primary keno game outcomes and triggering secondary events. The same ball draw pool serves multiple functions, allowing the system to maintain player engagement while avoiding the need for separate triggering mechanisms that would increase complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the secondary event triggering mechanism with the existing keno ball draw system. Instead of implementing separate triggering devices or mechanisms, the system merges the functionality by having bonus balls drawn from the same pool as the regular keno balls, thereby integrating multiple functions into a single process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple secondary events are triggered by drawn bonus balls, then potential awards and player interaction are enhanced, but game complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines which secondary events to trigger based on the number and type of bonus balls drawn. The game complexity adapts to the outcome - when more bonus balls are drawn, more secondary events become available, but the system only activates what is necessary based on the draw results, maintaining manageable complexity while offering enhanced potential awards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the secondary events into distinct categories or types, each associated with specific bonus ball outcomes. This segmentation allows the system to manage multiple potential awards by organizing them into discrete, manageable event types that can be independently triggered and resolved, reducing overall game complexity.
3Duration of action of moving object
If bonus balls are drawn from a pool larger than the number of spots on the keno card, then volatility and player time on system are increased, but measurement precision of draw results decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of the ball pool size to be larger than the number of spots on the keno card. This parameter change increases volatility and extends player engagement time by creating more possible outcomes and secondary events, while the system manages the measurement precision through software-based tracking and identification of drawn balls.
Data Source
AI summary
Gaming systems and methods of operation thereof that provide a keno game employing one or more bonus ball drawn as the trigger(s) for one or more secondary events.