US 12,243,393 B2
Enhanced electronic gaming machines providing selectively volatile wager outcomes
Michael P. Casey, Reno, NV (US); David Michael Smith, Gardnerville, NV (US); Jose Antonio Uberuaga, Reno, NV (US); Joshua Wade Davis, Barboursville, VA (US); Kelton F. Flinn, Charlottesville, VA (US); Zhao Ming Fei, Brentwood, TN (US); and Kenner Scott Warren, Nolensville, TN (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,655.
Application 17/982,655 is a continuation of application No. 17/065,160, filed on Oct. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,514,757.
Application 17/065,160 is a continuation of application No. 15/936,115, filed on Mar. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,810,840, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064545 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3276 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine for use with a gaming server, comprising:
a display;
a user interface;
one or more memory devices storing instructions, a main game pay table, a plurality of feature game pay tables, main game reel simulations for the main game pay table, and feature game reel simulations for the plurality of feature game pay tables;
wherein the main game pay table includes a pay table entry for each main game winning bingo pattern;
wherein each pay table entry in the main game pay table includes a main game payout for the respective main game winning bingo pattern;
wherein each pay table entry in a subset of the pay table entries includes a feature game flag that indicates that a feature game is to be triggered in response to the respective main game winning bingo pattern; and
wherein each feature game pay table of the plurality of feature game pay tables provides feature game payouts for feature game winning bingo patterns at a volatility specific for the respective feature game pay table; and
a game controller executing the instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, wherein execution of the instructions causes the game controller to:
present, via the display, a main bingo game outcome as one or more of the main game reel simulations in response to a main game bingo pattern corresponding to a main game winning bingo pattern in the main game pay table;
initiate a play of a feature game in response to the pay table entry for the main game winning bingo pattern including the feature game flag;
select a feature game pay table from the plurality of feature game pay tables that provides the volatility corresponding to a volatility option selected by a player via the user interface;
apply a feature game bingo number listing to a feature game bingo card to obtain a feature game bingo pattern;
select, based on the selected feature game pay table, one or more feature game reel simulations from the available feature game reel simulations for the selected volatility option; and
present, via the display, a feature game outcome as one or more feature game reel simulations from available feature game reel simulations for the selected feature game pay table.