Side Bet Progressive Bingo Gaming With Separate Wager Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming systems lack the ability to provide variability in base game and side bet game combinations, accept different input amounts, offer a progressive jackpot eligible only in a side bet game, and efficiently manage and display complex game information, particularly in Class III games converted to Class II games.
Innovation Solution
The system allows for separate input amounts for base and side games, determines outcomes based on distinct bingo cards, and provides a progressive jackpot eligible only in the side bet game, with centralized management of game outcomes and paytables at a server to enhance display efficiency and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate input amounts are accepted for base and side games with distinct bingo cards, then game flexibility and player choice are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is segmented into independent base game and side bet game modules, each with separate bingo card selection and outcome determination. This allows players to wager different amounts on each game type while maintaining distinct game logic and paytables, thereby achieving game flexibility without overwhelming system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming device is designed with multi-functionality to handle both base game and side bet game operations within a single system. The device can accept separate wagers, select different bingo cards, and determine outcomes for both game types simultaneously, providing universal functionality that accommodates various player preferences while managing complexity through integrated design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a progressive jackpot is offered eligible only in side bet game, then player engagement and excitement are improved, but game management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The progressive jackpot feature is segmented and isolated specifically to the side bet game, separate from the base game. This allows the jackpot mechanism to be managed independently with its own eligibility criteria, payout structure, and tracking system, enhancing player engagement in the side bet while containing management complexity within a dedicated module rather than affecting the entire gaming system.
3Productivity
If centralized management of game outcomes and paytables is implemented at server, then display efficiency and regulatory compliance are improved, but network dependency increases
Solution Approach 1:
A server acts as an intermediary between the gaming device and the central management system. The server receives game outcomes and paytable data from the gaming device, performs centralized validation and management, then returns processed information to the device for display. This intermediary role enables efficient display of game information and ensures regulatory compliance through centralized control, while the network dependency is managed through standardized communication protocols.
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AI summary
An electronic gaming system including a processor and a memory is described. The processor is configured to receive a first input amount for a play of an electronic game displayed in a first display area, receive a second input amount for a play of a side electronic game displayed in a second display area, select a first bingo card for the play of the electronic game, select a second bingo card for the play of the side electronic game, determine an outcome for the electronic game based upon a ball call and the first bingo card, determine an outcome for the side electronic game based upon the ball call and the second bingo card, and cause display of the outcome for the electronic game in the first display area and the outcome for the side electronic game in the second display area.