Patent ID: 7753774
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: apparatus, including a display device, a processor and a user input device, the apparatus configured to do the following: provide a bingo game that simulates a slot game, a simulated slot game having a plurality of P possible paylines selectable by a player for changing a hit frequency, wherein the hit frequency is a frequency of obtaining an award; and provide from 1 to B bingo cards for playing the bingo game, wherein the number of bingo cards depends on a number of paylines selected by a player, wherein: each payline of the simulated slot game corresponds with a slot hit frequency; each bingo card corresponds with a bingo hit frequency; an absolute value of an average difference between each slot hit frequency and each corresponding bingo hit frequency equals D; and the providing step comprises referencing a data structure wherein paylines are associated with bingo cards such that D is minimized.