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OPERATION OF GAMING MACHINES IN A LINKED BONUS PRIZE WINNING MODE

  • US 20010018361A1
  • Filed: 05/08/1998
  • Published: 08/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for awarding a bonus prize in the play of a plurality of gaming machines, the gaming machines being linked to a central processor having a data memory, the method comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting, on play of any one gaming machine, a signal therefrom to said central processor, said signal including the identity of the respective gaming machine;

    registering each said play signal as an entry in said memory with said identity of the respective gaming machine;

    executing a first prize accumulation phase during which a value is added to an initial value for each said play signal up to a level where the accumulating value equals a prize value that will be awarded to one of the linked gaming machines; and

    executing a second prize awarding phase during which said accumulated value remains frozen, and subsequent plays of one or more of the gaming machines are separately counted for their occurrence, and a play of a gaming machine causing the count to equal a prize win count value results in that gaming machine be awarded said prize value.

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