Progressive pool management

A system, comprising:

• a server storing a unified pool;
• and
• a plurality of computing devices each in communication with the unified pool, each computing device comprising:
• (i) at least one display device comprising a touch interface display displaying a virtual button deck to provide sensory feedback to a player,
• (ii) a plurality of input devices including:
• (a) an acceptor of a wager associated with a first monetary value, wherein a contribution is extracted from each wager made by a player at a gaming machine,
• (b) a payout apparatus associated with a winning amount,
• (iii) at least one hardware processor,
• (iv) at least one computing device memory device storing a gaming component, wherein the at least one computing device memory device is in communication with the at least one hardware processor, and wherein the at least one computing device memory device has instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations;
• wherein each computing device of the plurality of computing devices adds at least one game having a progressive pool to a unified pool, wherein adding the at least one game includes assigning a section of the unified pool dedicated to the computing device to the progressive pool of the game, wherein the unified pool is divided into a plurality of individual sections, each section dedicated to the progressive pool from each computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
• and
• wherein the server distributes contributions associated with the at least one game from each computing device of the plurality of computing devices to the section of the unified pool dedicated to the computing device, wherein the unified pool includes contributions associated with the at least one game from each computing device of the plurality of computing devices, therefore enabling the unified pool to:
• include contributions for a plurality of different progressive pools from the plurality of computing devices in the plurality of individual sections of the unified pool,
• maintain separation between the contributions of the plurality of different progressive pools, and
• pay-out accumulated contributions, from a corresponding section, to a player at a winning gaming device that triggered a win.

A method to control combined contributions from a plurality of gaming devices, wherein each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices comprises:

• (i) at least one display device comprising a touch interface display displaying a virtual button deck to provide sensory feedback to a player,
• (ii) a plurality of input devices including:
• (a) an acceptor of a wager associated with a first monetary value, wherein a contribution is extracted from each wager made by a player at a gaming machine,
• (b) a payout apparatus associated with a winning amount,
• (iii) at least one gaming device processor,
• (iv) at least one gaming device memory device storing a gaming component, wherein
• the at least one gaming device memory device is in communication with the at least one gaming device processor, and
• the at least one gaming device memory device has instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one gaming device processor, cause the at least one gaming device processor to perform operations;
• the method comprising:
• adding, using the at least one gaming device processor of each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, at least one game having a progressive pool to a unified pool stored in a server, wherein adding the at least one game includes assigning a section of the unified pool dedicated to the gaming device to the progressive pool of the at least one game, wherein the unified pool is divided into plurality of individual sections, each section dedicated to the progressive pool from each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices;
• and
• distributing, using the server, contributions associated with the at least one game from each gaming device to the section of the unified pool dedicated to the gaming device, wherein the unified pool includes contributions associated with the at least one game from each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, and therefore enabling the unified pool to:
• include contributions for a plurality of different progressive pools from the plurality of gaming devices in the plurality of individual sections of the unified pool, and
• maintain separation between the contributions of the plurality of different progressive pools, and
• pay-out accumulated contributions, from a corresponding section, to a player at a winning gaming device that triggered a win.

A system to control combined contributions from a plurality of gaming devices, the system comprising:

• a first gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices configured to present a first game having a progressive pool;
• a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices configured to present a second game having a progressive pool,
• wherein, each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices comprising:
• (i) at least one display device comprising a touch interface display displaying a virtual button deck to provide sensory feedback to a player,
• (ii) a plurality of input devices including:
• (a) an acceptor of a wager associated with a first monetary value, wherein a contribution is extracted from each wager made by a player at a gaming machine,
• (b) a payout apparatus associated with a winning amount,
• (iii) at least one gaming device processor,
• (iv) at least one gaming device memory device storing a gaming component,
• wherein the at least one gaming device memory device is in communication with the at least one gaming device processor;
• a server storing a unified pool, wherein the unified pool is divided into a plurality of individual sections, each section dedicated to a progressive pool from each gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices;
• the server in communication with the first gaming device and the second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, wherein the server associates a dedicated first section of a plurality of individual sections of a unified pool with the progressive pool of the first game, and wherein the server associates a dedicated second section of a plurality of individual sections of the unified pool with the progressive pool of the second game,
• wherein the server distributes contributions associated with the first game to the first section of the unified pool, and distributing contributions associated with the second game to the second section of the unified pool, wherein the unified pool includes contributions associated with the first game and the second game, therefore enabling the unified pool to include contributions for two different progressive pools, maintain separation between the contributions of the two different progressive pools, and pay-out accumulated contributions to a player at a winning gaming device that triggered a win from a corresponding section.