Method for community event wagering

A method for playing a game of chance, said method comprising:

• displaying at least one community event randomly occurring during play of the game of chance to players playing said game of chance, the community event being common to all said players, said at least one community event having at least one winning community event outcome;
• placing wagers by a plurality of said players to play for a community event jackpot payout, the amount of at least one of said placed wagers differing from the amount of at least one other of said placed wagers;
• rewarding the aforesaid plurality of wagering players with the community event jackpot payout from a prize pool only when said at least one winning community event outcome randomly occurs during said play of said game of chance, a community event jackpot payout amount for each said wagering player determined based on (a) an amount of each said wagering player's placed wager, (b) the total wagers placed and (c) the prize pool, at least one said wagering player's community event jackpot payout amount differing from at least one other said wagering player's community event jackpot amount based on said differing wager amounts;
• increasing the prize pool based on the wagers placed during said play of said game of chance.

A method for playing a casino game, said method comprising:

• displaying at least one community event randomly occurring during play of a first game of chance to players playing said first game of chance, the community event being common to all of said players, said at least one community event having at least one winning community event outcome;
• placing wagers by a plurality of said players to play for a community event jackpot payout, the amount of at least one of said placed wagers differing from the amount of at least one other of said placed wagers;
• rewarding the aforesaid plurality of wagering players with the community event jackpot payout from a prize pool only when said winning community event outcome randomly occurs during said play of said first game of chance, the community event jackpot payout being a percentage of the prize pool, each said wagering player's placed wager being a fraction of the total wagers placed, a community event jackpot payout amount for each said wagering player being equal to said fraction of said percentage of said prize pool, at least one said wagering player's community event jackpot payout amount differing from at least one other said wagering player's community event jackpot amount based on said differing wager amounts;
• increasing the prize pool based on the wagers placed during said play of said first game of chance.