US 5,647,798 Β· Granted 1997-07-15
Apparatus for playing bingo on a slot machine
A method and apparatus for playing the game of bingo on a slot machine is disclosed. The bingo slot machine includes a display matrix capable of generating random numbers and a plurality of wheels, the number of wheel corresponding to the number of columns used in the display matrix, and a slot machine activating arm for use to activate the wheels as would be typically found in a slot machine. The game is played by pulling the arm and activating the wheels which stop at random wheel positions. The positions are then compared to the display matrix in a fashion similar to the game of bingo.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 5,647,798
- Filing date
- 1996-03-12
- Grant date
- 1997-07-15
- Assignee
- Slingo, Inc.
- Inventor(s)
- FALCIGLIA; SAL
- CPC class
- G07F17/34
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