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 has 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 first progressive jackpot having a first award value and a second progressive jackpot having a second award value. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the first and second award values are switched. A gaming method using the gaming apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims21
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 maintain a first progressive jackpot having a first award value and a second progressive jackpot having a second award value wherein upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the first and second award values are switched.
A method of gaming, comprising, not all necessarily in the order shown:
- (A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game;
- (B) funding a first progressive jackpot having a first value and a second progressive jackpot having a second value;
- (C) detecting the occurrence of a jackpot switching event;
- (D) replacing the first value of the first progressive jackpot with the second value of the second progressive jackpot;
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- (E) replacing the second value of the second progressive jackpot with the first value of the first progressive jackpot.
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- (A) gaming means for allowing a player to play a game;
- (B) display means for displaying a plurality of progressive jackpots, each of the progressive jackpots having a value, the display means mounted in association with the gaming means;
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- (C) controller means for determining a jackpot switching event, the controller means in communication with the gaming means and the display means, the controller means being adapted to switch the values of the progressive jackpots in response to the occurrence of the jackpot switching event.
A method of gaming, comprising, not all necessarily in the order shown:
- (A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game;
- (B) displaying, a first progressive jackpot having a first progressive jackpot value and a second progressive jackpot having a second progressive jackpot value;
- (C) determining if a jackpot switching event has occurred;
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- (D) if the jackpot switching event has occurred, switching the value of the first progressive jackpot with the value of the second progressive jackpot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.