System and method for gaming
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsSimon Patrick Ashley, George Roukis, Antoon Christiaan Visser
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Abstract
A method of gaming comprises providing a jackpot game in addition to a main game, the jackpot game being displayed independently of the main game. Play of the jackpot game affects at least one of the awarding of a jackpot prize and value of a jackpot prize pool from which the jackpot prize is awarded.
Claims24
A method, comprising:
- generating a main game outcome in response to play of a main game of a gaming machine;
- invoking play of a jackpot game of the gaming machine regardless of the main game outcome;
- generating a jackpot game outcome in addition to the main game outcome in response to said invoking play of the jackpot game;
- displaying the jackpot game outcome independently of the main game outcome;
- and
- awarding, based on the jackpot game outcome, at least one of a jackpot prize and a value increment of a jackpot prize pool from which the jackpot prize is awarded.
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller comprising:
- an input/output interface arranged to receive user input and to display game outcomes;
- and
- a processor arranged to:
- generate a main game outcome in response to play of a main game of the gaming system;
- invoke play of a jackpot game of the gaming system regardless of the main game outcome;
- generate a jackpot game outcome in addition to the main game outcome in response to the invoked play of the jackpot game;
- and
- award, based on the jackpot game outcome, at least one of a jackpot prize and a value increment of a jackpot prize pool from which the jackpot prize is awarded.
A gaming system, comprising:
- one or more displays arranged to present a main game outcome and a jackpot game outcome;
- and
- a game controller arranged to:
- generate a main game outcome in response to play of a main game of the gaming system;
- invoke play of a jackpot game of the gaming system regardless of the main game outcome;
- generate the jackpot game outcome in addition to the main game outcome in response to the invoked play of the jackpot game;
- and
- award, based the jackpot game outcome, at least one of a jackpot prize and a value increment of a jackpot prize pool from which the jackpot prize is awarded.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon, wherein the plurality of instruction, in response to being executed, result in a game controller:
- generating a main game outcome in response to play of a main game of a gaming machine;
- invoking play of a jackpot game of the gaming machine regardless of the main game outcome;
- generating a jackpot game outcome in addition to the main game outcome in response to said invoking play of the jackpot game;
- and
- awarding, based on the jackpot game outcome, a jackpot prize from a jackpot prize pool based on values accumulated from play of plurality of jackpot games.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.