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Wagering game having interlinked progressive values with shared increment

  • US 10,262,497 B2
  • Filed: 05/07/2018
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to playing a regulated casino wagering game providing eligibility to a plurality of progressive jackpots, each progressive jackpot of the plurality having a respective designated reset value, the gaming system comprising:

  • an electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance on the gaming system; and

    game-logic circuitry configured to;

    initiate the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance;

    determine an outcome of the casino wagering game;

    in response to the outcome awarding a first progressive jackpot of the plurality, reset the first progressive jackpot to its designated reset value and decrease a second progressive jackpot of the plurality to a value greater than its designated reset value, wherein a value of the first progressive jackpot is based on values of two or more other progressive jackpots of the plurality, and wherein a value of the second progressive jackpot of the plurality is based on at least one but less than all of the two or more other progressive jackpots of the plurality; and

    direct one or more electronic display devices to display the values of the plurality of progressive jackpots resulting from the outcome.

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