Gaming system and a method of gaming including parameter for the awards determined by parties
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorJames Morrow
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Abstract
A gaming system providing a progressive link includes a game controller arranged to facilitate play of a game by a player in association with a progressive link, the progressive link including a progressive award; and an incremental award stored in a memory, the incremental award associated with and funded apart from the progressive award associated with the progressive link. The game controller is to award the progressive award plus the incremental award to a player based on a criterion established by an operator associated with the progressive link.
Claims49
A gaming system providing a progressive link, said system comprising:
- a game controller arranged to facilitate play of a game by a player in association with a progressive link, the progressive link including a progressive award, at least one parameter for awarding the progressive award being determined by a first party;
- and
- an incremental award stored in a memory, the incremental award associated with the progressive award being associated with the progressive link and being funded by at least a second party, at least one parameter for awarding the incremental award being determined by said second party,
- wherein the game controller is to award the progressive award plus the incremental award to a player based on a criterion established by said second party, and wherein said first and second parties are different from each other.
A game controller arranged to facilitate play of a game for a base award plus an incremental award stored in a memory, at least one parameter for awarding the base award being determined by a first party, the incremental award associated with the base award and being funded by at least a second party, at least one parameter for awarding the incremental award being determined by said second party, wherein the game controller is to award the base award plus the incremental award to a player based on a criterion established by said second party, and wherein said first and second parties are different from each other.
A method of gaming comprising:
- offering access to a progressive link adapted for play by a plurality of players, each player having a chance to win a progressive award associated with the progressive link, at least one parameter for awarding the progressive award being determined by a first party;
- providing an incremental award in association with the progressive link, the incremental award funded apart from player contribution to the progressive award through wagering associated with the progressive link, the incremental award being funded by at least a second party, at least one parameter for awarding the incremental award being determined by said second party;
- facilitating play of a game associated with the progressive link;
- and
- awarding the progressive award plus the incremental award to a player based on an award criterion,
- wherein said first and second parties are different from each other.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer to provide a method of gaming, the method comprising:
- offering access to a progressive link adapted for play by a plurality of players, each player having a chance to win a progressive award associated with the progressive link, at least one parameter for awarding the progressive award being determined by a first party;
- providing an incremental award in association with the progressive link, the incremental award funded apart from player contribution to the progressive award through wagering associated with the progressive link, the incremental award being funded by at least a second party, at least one parameter for awarding the incremental award being determined by said second party;
- facilitating play of a game associated with the progressive link;
- and
- awarding the progressive award plus the incremental award to a player based on an award criterion,
- wherein said first and second parties are different from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.