Patent ID: 9679442
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising: providing a writer terminal, a computer server, a database, and a ticket checker including a barcode scanner; collecting a wager using the writer terminal, the wager being applied to gameplay in the game of chance; transmitting data representative of the wager to the computer server; storing, by the computer server, the data representative of the wager within the database; selecting indicia by a player using a user interface device and storing the player selected indicia, wherein each player selected indicia corresponds to a bingo letter of a bingo flashboard; issuing a player ticket having the player selected indicia and an identification code associated with the player selected indicia for each player ticket; storing the identification code within the database and associating the identification code with the wager; randomly selecting a first predetermined number of house indicia from a pool of available house indicia using a house indicia generator; scanning the identification code using the barcode scanner of the ticket checker; transmitting the identification code to the computer server; using the computer server to automatically determine a prize amount based on the identification code, the associated wager, and an associated pay table stored in the database, wherein the prize amount is further determined based on a number of the player selected indicia that match the randomly selected house indicia without regard to any pattern formed by the player selected indicia on the player ticket; continuing the game of chance until at least one first player ticket wins a first prize and at least one second player ticket wins a second prize based on the associated pay table; and outputting, by a printer, a pay receipt representing the determined prize amount.