Patent ID: 9449468
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving, by at least one input device, an indication of a desired probability of winning a progressive award in a bingo game involving multiple bingo cards; determining, by at least one processor, a progressive pattern that, when formed on a quantity of two or more of the bingo cards by a number of two or more hits, will provide an actual probability of winning the progressive award generally equal to the desired probability, wherein each of the quantity of the bingo cards is associated with at least one of the hits of the progressive pattern; displaying, by at least one display device, the number of hits and the quantity of the bingo cards; receiving, by an acceptor, a physical item associated with a monetary value, the physical item being one of: a ticket associated with the monetary value and currency; establishing, by the at least one processor, a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received physical item; receiving an actuation of a wager button; placing, by the at least one processor, a wager on a play of the bingo game responsive to the actuation of the wager button; for the play of the bingo game: (1) if a winning pattern is formed based on any individual one of the quantity of two or more bingo cards, providing a primary award; and (2) if the progressive pattern is formed by the number of two or more hits on the quantity of two or more of the bingo cards, providing the progressive award, the credit balance increasable by any awards; receiving an actuation of a cashout button; and initiating, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to the actuation of the cashout button.