Progressive gaming device and method of use
AssigneeAtlantic City Cion & Slot Service Company, Inc.
InventorsJerald C. Seelig, Lawrence M. Henshaw
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus includes a gaming device that is adapted to accept a wager and allow a player to play a game. A controller is in communication with the gaming device. The controller maintains a progressive jackpot and randomly determines a contribution amount from the wager placed on each game cycle by each participating player. The contribution amount is collected from the wager and added to the progressive jackpot. A gaming method using the gaming apparatus is also disclosed
Claims19
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- (A) at least one gaming device that is adapted to accept a wager and allow a player to play a game;
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- (B) a controller in communication with the gaming device, the controller being adapted to:
- (a) maintain a progressive jackpot;
- (b) randomly determine a contribution amount;
- (c) collect the contribution amount from the wager;
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- (d) add the contribution amount to the progressive jackpot.
A method of gaming, comprising, not all necessarily in the order shown:
- (A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game, the game including at least one progressive jackpot;
- (B) randomly determining a first amount of the wager to he apportioned to fund the progressive jackpot;
- (C) collecting the first amount;
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- (D) adding the first amount to the progressive jackpot.
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- (A) a plurality of gaming devices, each of the gaming devices adapted to accept a wager and allow a player to play a game;
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- (B) a server in communication with the gaming devices, the server being adapted to:
- (a) maintain a first progressive jackpot;
- (b) determine a contribution amount;
- (c) collect the contribution amount from the wagers, and;
- (d) adding a first portion of the contribution amount to the first progressive jackpot.
A method of gaming, comprising, not all necessarily in the order shown:
- (A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game, the game including a first progressive jackpot and a second progressive jackpot;
- (B) allocating OR paying a portion of the wager to fund the first and second progressive jackpots;
- (C) determining how to split the portion of the wager into a first and second progressive jackpot funding amount;
- (D) adding the first progressive jackpot funding amount to the first progressive jackpot;
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- (E) adding the second progressive jackpot funding amount to the second progressive jackpot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.