Electronic bingo-based roulette game

Abstract

A game visually recognizable as roulette, but wherein winning results correspond to the outcome of a simultaneous game of bingo, includes a bingo server from which bingo balls are drawn, a roulette server visually representing a roulette wheel, and two or more stations where participants place bets and perform other gaming functions. Bets are made and all bet permutations place a corresponding bet on a bonus bingo card. When “no more bets” is called, players' bets and bingo cards are locked, and bingo balls are randomly drawn. The roulette wheel spins, as a simulation of roulette. When all bingo balls are drawn, one participant wins the “end of game pattern” and a prize is awarded. A bonus bingo patterns is determined, corresponding to the numbers on a roulette wheel. The winning card is displayed, with the corresponding winning roulette ball displayed as a simulated ball dropping on the roulette spindle.

1 . An electronic game of roulette, wherein the results are derived from an electronic game of bingo. 
   
   
       2 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of separate slot-style cabinets for allowing individual players to place bets at separate stations integrated in standalone cabinets, which are operably connected to a remote bingo server that provides game play information displayed on said standalone cabinets, and a remote roulette server for displaying a simulated roulette wheel and ball on said standalone cabinets. 
   
   
       3 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , comprising a common table having a plurality of individual player stations or EGMs operably connected to a bingo server and a roulette server for displaying a simulated roulette wheel and ball, all of which are contained within said common table. 
   
   
       4 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 3 , comprising a large central display, visible to all players, for graphically displaying said simulated roulette wheel and ball. 
   
   
       5 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , wherein winning player is the first to achieve the EGP or bingo. 
   
   
       6 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , wherein players win a bonus if they achieve bingo on the first 3 balls drawn. 
   
   
       7 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , wherein winnings are achieved by any player that places wagers corresponding to a series of bonus bingo patterns. 
   
   
       8 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a) a central bingo server for generating a series of randomly drawn numbered bingo balls, which are broadcast to other components of the system;   b) operably connected to a roulette server for displaying a simulated roulette wheel and ball; and   c) two or more player stations or EGMs operably connected with said bingo server and said roulette server for allowing players to place bets and view results of said game.   
   
   
       9 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 8 , wherein said bingo server draws up to 75 numbers. 
   
   
       10 . The electronic roulette game of  claim 8 , wherein each player can place more than one bet. 
   
   
       11 . A method for playing a bingo game by electronically simulating play of a roulette game, comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a central bingo server for generating a series of randomly drawn numbered bingo balls, which are broadcast to other components of the system;   b) providing a roulette server, operably connected to said bingo server, for displaying a simulated roulette wheel and ball; and   c) providing two or more player stations or EGMs operably connected with said bingo server and said roulette server for allowing players to place bets and view results of said game.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:
 d) displaying a roulette betting board to players for allowing bets to be placed;   e) allowing said players to place one or more bets via a user interface;   f) randomly drawing numbered bingo balls from a draw of seventy-five numbered balls, until at least one of the bingo cards corresponding to a players bet achieves bingo;   g) determining the player a winner of the bingo game if the selected bet corresponds to a bingo card that achieves bingo; and   h) displaying the game results as a simulated roulette game.