Patent ID: 9508229
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of conducting a session of a bingo-style game that permits variable wager amounts per bingo card, comprising: receiving, by a processing device and from a first player of a session of a bingo-style game, an indication of a first wager amount for a first bingo card; issuing, by the processing device and to the first player, the first bingo card, the first bingo card comprising a first plurality of game symbols; receiving, by the processing device and from a second player of the session of the bingo-style game, an indication of a second wager amount for a second bingo card, the second wager amount being different than the first wager amount; issuing, by the processing device and to the second player, the second bingo card, the second bingo card comprising a second plurality of game symbols; identifying, by the processing device and after the issuing of the first and second bingo cards, a plurality of active game symbols; identifying, by the processing device, that a set of the first plurality of game symbols matches a set of the active game symbols, thereby defining a first match; identifying, by the processing device, that a set of the second plurality of game symbols matches the set of the active game symbols, thereby defining a second match; identifying, by the processing device and based on the first match, a first winning outcome of the bingo-style game; identifying, by the processing device and based on the second match, a second winning outcome of the bingo-style game; computing, by the processing device and based on (i) the first winning outcome, (ii) the first wager amount, and (iii) a pre-stored paytable for the bingo-style game, a first payout; computing, by the processing device and based on (i) the second winning outcome, (ii) the second wager amount, and (iii) the pre-stored paytable for the bingo-style game, a second payout; providing, by the processing device, the first payout to the first player; and providing, by the processing device, the second payout to the second player.