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Progressive gaming system and method having fractional awards

  • US 20030181231A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2003
  • Published: 09/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for paying a progressive jackpot in a system having a progressive controller linked to a plurality of gaming terminals, the method comprising:

  • broadcasting a current progressive jackpot amount from the progressive controller into the system;

    receiving a wager for play of a casino game of chance from a player at one of the plurality gaming terminals;

    determining, at the aforesaid one gaming terminal receiving the wager, based upon at least said broadcast current progressive jackpot amount and said received wager, at least one fractional progressive jackpot amount that is won by the player when a progressive event occurs in the casino game of chance;

    when the progressive event occurs, delivering the at least one fractional progressive jackpot amount that has been won by the player from the aforesaid one gaming terminal to the progressive controller;

    awarding the at least one fractional progressive jackpot amount to the player.

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