Mystery-Bingo Jackpot System with Dynamic Payout Frequency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional progressive jackpots are limited to specific base games and cannot be used in Class-II gaming jurisdictions, lacking flexibility and frequency of payouts.
Innovation Solution
A mystery-bingo jackpot system that utilizes a bingo game as its triggering mechanism, allowing for increased payout frequency through secondary winning outcomes while preserving primary awards, using a controller with random number generators and processors to manage bingo ball draws and award increments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional progressive jackpot is used, then jackpot funding and payout are based on base game operation, but the jackpot is limited to specific base games and cannot be used in Class-II gaming jurisdictions
Solution Approach 1:
The bingo jackpot controller is designed to function across multiple gaming jurisdictions including Class-II and Class-III, and can operate with various base games. The system uses a universal bingo card format that can be displayed on different types of gaming devices, making the jackpot system adaptable to different gaming environments without requiring separate jackpot systems for each jurisdiction or game type.
2Productivity
If traditional progressive jackpot is used, then jackpot payout is based on game outcomes, but the frequency of payouts is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The jackpot system is segmented into multiple independent bingo cards, each with its own set of winning outcomes and payout amounts. This allows the system to provide frequent smaller payouts from secondary winning outcomes while maintaining the progression of the jackpot award amount through primary winning outcomes. Each bingo card operates independently, enabling parallel payout streams that increase overall payout frequency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the jackpot award amount based on the outcomes of individual bingo cards. When a primary winning outcome is achieved, the jackpot amount increases significantly. When secondary winning outcomes are achieved, the jackpot amount increases by smaller amounts. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to maintain high payout frequency while still building substantial jackpot awards over time.
3Productivity
If bingo game is used as triggering mechanism, then payout frequency is increased, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bingo game triggering mechanism is merged with the jackpot award system into a single integrated controller. The same bingo card generation and outcome evaluation logic that drives the bingo game also manages the jackpot progression and payout determination. This merging eliminates the need for separate jackpot management systems and reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high payout frequency through the bingo-based triggering mechanism.
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AI summary
A mystery-bingo jackpot having increased payout opportunities provides a dynamic bonus game where achievement of a secondary winning outcome initiates an award payout without resetting the jackpot's amount. The secondary winning outcome will typically be configured to have a higher likelihood of occurrence as compared to other winning outcomes of the mystery-bingo jackpot. In this way, the mystery-bingo jackpot provides payouts relatively often while preserving the value of the jackpot.