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US 11,443,594 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for modifying awards based on a sporting event
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Jeffrey Knox
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to determine a modification of an award, such as an increment of a progressive award.
Claims19
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- cause a display, by a display device, of a progressive award, and
- independent of any modification of the progressive award based on any placement of any wager and responsive to an outcome occurring in association with a sporting event being associated with a progressive award modification event, cause a display, by the display device, of a modified progressive award, wherein the outcome occurring in association with the sporting event occurs independent of the gaming system, an occurrence of a first outcome associated with the sporting event results in a first modification of the progressive award by a first amount to result in the modified progressive award, and an occurrence of a second outcome associated with the sporting event results in a second modification of the progressive award by a second, different amount to result in the modified progressive award.
2 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- cause a display, by a display device, of a progressive award associated with a first event of a first sporting event occurring independent of the gaming system,
- responsive to an occurrence of the first event of the first sporting event and independent of any modification of the progressive award based on any placement of any wager,
- cause a display, by the display device, of a first modification of the progressive award, and
- responsive to a subsequence occurrence of a second event of a second, different sporting event occurring independent of the gaming system and independent of any modification of the progressive award based on any placement of any wager,
- cause a display, by the display device, of a second, subsequent modification of the progressive award.
5 more elements
A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a display device, a progressive award, and
- independent of any modification of the progressive award based on any placement of any wager and responsive to an outcome occurring in association with a sporting event being associated with a progressive award modification event, displaying, by the display device, a modified progressive award,
- wherein the outcome occurring in association with the sporting event occurs independent of the gaming system, an occurrence of a first outcome associated with the sporting event results in a first modification of the progressive award by a first amount to result in the modified progressive award, and an occurrence of a second outcome associated with the sporting event results in a second modification of the progressive award by a second, different amount to result in the modified progressive award.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.