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US 2018/0005490 A1Published application
Gaming system and method for providing a central determination of game outcomes and progressive awards
AssigneeIgt
InventorsChristopher Reddicks, Jeremy J. Warner, James A. Vasquez
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods for providing progressive awards in association with a central determination gaming system.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
- at least one input device;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- (a) receive, via the at least one input device, an input associated with an initiation of a play of a first game to be displayed by the at least one display device,
- (b) cause one of a plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes to be selected for the play of the first game, said predetermined progressive award outcome being selected from a first set of a plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes,
- (c) prevent said selected predetermined progressive award outcome from being selected again in association with the first set of the plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes,
- (d) if the selected predetermined progressive award outcome is a winning progressive award outcome:
- (i) cause a designated progressive award to be provided in association with the play of the first game, and
- (ii) not select, in association with the play of the first game, any predetermined game outcomes from a first set of a plurality of predetermined game outcomes, and
- (e) if the selected predetermined progressive award outcome is not the winning progressive award outcome:
- (i) not provide the designated progressive award in association with the play of the first game,
- (ii) cause one of a plurality of predetermined game outcomes to be selected for the play of the first game, said predetermined game outcome being selected from the first set of the plurality of predetermined game outcomes,
- (iii) prevent said selected predetermined game outcome from being selected again in association with the set of the plurality of predetermined game outcomes, and
- (iv) display, via the at least one display device, any award associated with the selected predetermined game outcome.
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A gaming system server comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- (a) receive data associated with an input associated with an initiation of a play of a first game,
- (b) cause one of a plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes to be selected for the play of the first game, said predetermined progressive award outcome being selected from a first set of a plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes,
- (c) prevent said selected predetermined progressive award outcome from being selected again in association with the first set of the plurality of predetermined progressive award outcomes,
- (d) if the selected predetermined progressive award outcome is a winning progressive award outcome:
- (i) cause a designated progressive award to be provided in association with the play of the first game, and
- (ii) not select, in association with the play of the first game, any predetermined game outcomes from a first set of a plurality of predetermined game outcomes, and
- (e) if the selected predetermined progressive award outcome is not the winning progressive award outcome:
- (i) cause the designated progressive award to not be provided in association with the play of the first game,
- (ii) cause one of a plurality of predetermined game outcomes to be selected for the play of the first game, said predetermined game outcome being selected from the first set of the plurality of predetermined game outcomes,
- (iii) prevent said selected predetermined game outcome from being selected again in association with the set of the plurality of predetermined game outcomes, and
- (iv) cause at least one display device to display any award associated with the selected predetermined game outcome.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.