Progressive jackpot alerts in a gaming system
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsWei Guan, Brett McReynolds
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Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to a gaming system capable of providing progressive level alerts or promotions when a progressive jackpot reaches a predetermined value. In one embodiment, the user is able to register for a progressive level alert. In another embodiment, the progressive level alert is presented on an affiliated or third party website. By providing progressive jackpot amount information, the user, who may not otherwise patronize a casino, is encouraged to visit the particular casino offering games capable of awarding a progressive jackpot prize of a predetermined amount.
Claims10
A progressive gaming system, comprising:
- a progressive gaming system including a progressive server for managing a progressive jackpot associated with a lottery game;
- a data warehouse coupled to the progressive gaming system, wherein the data warehouse contains jackpot amount data;
- a user interface configured to receive player preferences regarding personalized progressive level alerts;
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- a notification server in communication with the data warehouse, wherein the notification server issues a personalized progressive jackpot level alert, based upon the progressive jackpot level and in accordance with player preferences received from the player before a progressive prize is awarded, to at least one patron when the progressive jackpot reaches a predetermined amount.
A method for issuing a progressive jackpot alert, the method comprising:
- storing progressive jackpot amounts and the locations of the progressive jackpots from one or more progressive gaming systems in a data warehouse;
- providing a user interface configured to receive player preferences regarding personalized progressive level alerts;
- receiving patron data from a web portal, wherein the patron data includes patron contact information and a patron-selected, threshold progressive jackpot amount for triggering a progressive jackpot alert associated with at least one lottery game;
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- issuing a personalized communication from a notification server, based upon a progressive jackpot level and in accordance with player preferences received from the player before a progressive prize is awarded from a notification server, to the patron when a progressive jackpot satisfies the threshold progressive jackpot amount selected by the patron.
A method for issuing a progressive jackpot alert, the method comprising:
- storing progressive jackpot amounts associated with one or more lottery games from one or more progressive gaming systems in a data warehouse;
- providing a user interface configured to receive player preferences regarding personalized progressive level alerts;
- generating one or more personalized progressive jackpot alerts by the notification server, based upon a progressive jackpot level and in accordance with player preferences received from the player before a progressive prize is awarded from a notification server, for an affiliated or third party website based on jackpot amounts stored in the data warehouse;
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- transmitting the one or more personalized progressive jackpot alerts associated with the one or more lottery games to an affiliated or third party website for presentation on the affiliated or third party website.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.