US 2006/0149561 A1Published application

System and method for jackpot wagering

AssigneeWaterleaf Limited

InventorDevan Govender

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Abstract

A jackpot wagering system (1) includes a player terminal (3) operable by a player to place a wager on a number of games of chance a random event generator (8) that generates random events upon which outcomes of the games o chance are based, and a determination facility that determines the quantum of a prize that is available to be won by a player upon the occurrence or a favourable outcome of the game of chance. The quantum of the prize is determined as a function of the size of the player's wager and the maximum limit of the wager. The player's wager is subject to a maximum limit and a portion of each wager is accumulated in an accumulation account as a jackpot prize. The contents of the accumulation account are denominated in a base currency that is selected to be a strongest one of the playing currencies.

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Dependent claims

A jackpot wagering system, comprising:

a player terminal operable by a player to place a wager on a turn of any one of a number of different games of chance each having a corresponding jackpot cycle, the wager having a maximum limit;
an accumulation facility responsive to placement of the wager to accumulate a portion thereof in an accumulation account;
and
a random event generator corresponding to each one of the number of different games of chance, the random event generator being activatable to randomly select an outcome of the corresponding game of chance being played from a set of possible outcomes that include a favourable outcome, the occurrence of which causing the player to win a determinable portion of the contents of the accumulation account characterised in that the system includes a determination facility responsive to placement of the wager to determine, prior to activation of the random event generator, the determinable portion of the contents of the accumulation account as a function of at least one of:
a) a size of the wager relative to the maximum limit thereof;
b) a playing currency of the wager where the wager is denominatable in any one of a number of different permissible playing currencies;
and
c) the relative jackpot cycles of the number of different games of chance.

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