System and method for establishing a progressive jackpot award
OwnerThomas Soukup, Jeffrey George +1inventors
InventorsThomas Soukup, Jeffrey George, Steve Sutherland
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Abstract
System and method establish a progressive jackpot award associated with a machine useable by a user. The machine has an associated theoretical hold percentage. The user has a user account stored in a computer connected to the machine. The progressive jackpot award has an associated payout value. The user establishes an input value and an incremental number is added to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the input value and the theoretical hold percentage.
Claims78
A method for establishing a progressive jackpot award associated with a machine useable by a user, the machine having a theoretical hold percentage, the user having a user account stored in a computer connected to the machine, the progressive jackpot award having an associated payout value, including the steps of:
- allowing the user to establish an input value to the machine;
- and,
- adding an incremental number to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the input value and the theoretical hold percentage of the machine.
A method, as set forth in claim 12, including the step of resetting the progressive jackpot award to an initial value after the progressive jackpot award is paid out.
A method for providing a progressive jackpot award to a user of one of a plurality of machines connected to a computer, the user having a user account stored in the computer, the machine having a theoretical hold percentage, the progressive jackpot award having an associated payout value, comprising:
- allowing the user to establish an input value to the machine;
- and,
- adding an incremental number to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the input value and a theoretical hold percentage of the machine;
- determining if a trigger event has occurred;
- and,
- awarding the progressive jackpot award to the user if the trigger event has occurred as a result of the input value.
A system for establishing a progressive jackpot award, the progressive jackpot award having an associated payout value, comprising:
- a machine useable by a user, the machine having a theoretical hold percentage;
- a computer coupled to the machine for tracking a user account;
- and,
- a database, on the computer, for storing user account data in the user account, for allowing the user to establish an input value to the machine and for adding an incremental number to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the input value and the theoretical hold percentage of the machine.
A system for providing a progressive jackpot award, the progressive jackpot award having an associated payout value, comprising:
- a plurality of machines useable by a user;
- a computer coupled to the plurality of machines for tracking a user account;
- and,
- a database, on the computer, for storing user account data in the user account, for allowing the user, allowing the user to establish an input value to the machine, and adding an incremental number to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the input value and a theoretical hold percentage of the machine and for determining if a trigger event has occurred and awarding the progressive jackpot award to the user if the trigger event has occurred as a result of the input value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.