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US 2024/0404364 A1Published application
Weighted progressive jackpot system and method of using the same across a linked gaming network
OwnerTodd Taylor, Adam Dainesinventors
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Abstract
System and method utilizing weighted progressive jackpots across a plurality of games, including live table games and/or electronic gaming machines and/or online games of chance. The weighted progressive jackpots facilitate a more versatile system whereby players may win meaningful percentages of the progressive jackpots based on the game being played. The odds of winning all or a piece of the progressive jackpots and the amount being won are based on the game being played. Moreover, the linking of multiple game types into a single progressive pool grows the progressive jackpot pool faster benefiting all linked games.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a central computer having one or more processors;
- a network comprising:
- one or more online games of chance and/or one or more live games of chance and/or one or more electronic gaming machines each in communication with said central computer;
- wherein said central computer manages a weighted progressive jackpot funded by play across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines;
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- wherein progressive jackpot payout amounts associated with said progressive jackpot are based on weighted odds of obtaining a progressive outcome trigger at each game played across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a central computer having one or more processors;
- a network comprising:
- one or more online games of chance and/or one or more live games of chance and/or one or more electronic gaming machines each in communication with said central computer;
- wherein said central computer manages two or more progressive jackpots funded by play across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines, each of said two or more progressive jackpots funded by a unique wager denomination;
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- wherein progressive jackpot payout amounts associated with said two or more progressive jackpots are based on weighted odds of obtaining a progressive outcome trigger at each game played across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines.
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A gaming method comprising:
- forming a network including a central computer having one or more processors, one or more online games of chance and/or one or more live games of chance and/or one or more electronic gaming machines each in communication with said central computer;
- configuring said central computer to manage a weighted progressive jackpot funded by play across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines;
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- establishing progressive jackpot payouts associated with said weighted progressive jackpot based on weighted odds of obtaining a progressive outcome trigger at each game played across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines.
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A gaming method comprising:
- forming a network including a central computer having one or more processors, one or more online games of chance and/or one or more live games of chance and/or one or more electronic gaming machines each in communication with said central computer;
- configuring said central computer to manage one or more weighted progressive jackpots funded by play across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines;
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- establishing progressive jackpot payouts associated with said one or more weighted progressive jackpots based on weighted odds of obtaining a progressive outcome trigger at each game played across said network of said one or more online games of chance and/or said one or more live games of chance and/or said one or more electronic gaming machines.
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