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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