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The specification discloses a progressive gaming system having a central system, at least one prize, a progressive method, and at least one monetary transaction acceptor. The central system is adapted to associate the progressive method with the prize and the monetary transaction acceptor thereby allowing the monetary transaction acceptor to participate for the prize. The progressive method is adapted to determine a participation outcome based at least on the monetary transaction acceptor'"'"'s contribution percent factor. The specification also discloses a progressive gaming system and methods having the ability to expand the participation base for a progressive prize to include a wide variety of monetary transaction acceptors. The progressive gaming system and methods may have the capability to accept a monetary transaction value in a plurality of currencies or a plurality of denominations of the same currency. The progressive gaming system and methods may support multiple prizes simultaneously. Each monetary transaction acceptor may be linked to one or more prizes.
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222 Claims
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47. A method of operating a progressive system capable of accepting monetary transaction values in at least one of a plurality of currencies and a plurality of denominations of the same currency comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a total contribution amount for a progressive prize;
(B) determining a contribution percent factor for at least one monetary transaction acceptor;
(C) allowing at least one person or entity to make a monetary transaction, the transaction having an amount; and
(D) determining odds of an outcome of at least one prize award event using at least the total contribution amount, the contribution percent factor and the transaction amount. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for determining a participation outcome for a prize award event, the event being associated with a progressive prize having a value, comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a total contribution amount for the prize;
(B) determining a contribution percent factor for at least one monetary transaction acceptor;
(C) allowing at least one person or entity to make a monetary transaction, the transaction having an amount; and
(D) determining the outcome using at least the total contribution amount, the contribution percent factor and the monetary transaction amount. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method for determining a participation outcome for a prize award event associated with a progressive prize in a prize award system, the system being capable of accepting monetary transactions in at least one of a plurality of currencies and a plurality of denominations of the same currency, comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a total contribution amount for the prize;
(B) determining a contribution percent factor for at least one monetary transaction acceptor;
(C) allowing at least one person or entity to make a monetary transaction, the transaction having an amount; and
(D) determining the outcome using at least the total contribution amount, the contribution percent factor and the monetary transaction amount. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of operating a prize award system, the system being capable of accepting monetary transactions in at least one of a plurality of currencies and a plurality of denominations of the same currency, comprising the following steps:
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(A) determining a total contribution amount for at least one progressive prize;
(B) determining a contribution percent factor for at least one monetary transaction acceptor;
(C) allowing at least one person or entity to make a monetary transaction associated with a game, the transaction having an amount;
(D) linking the at least one prize to a secondary device;
(E) interfacing the secondary device with the game; and
(F) determining on the secondary device a participation outcome for the at least one prize using at least the total contribution amount, the contribution percent factor and the monetary transaction amount. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A method of operating a prize award system, the system comprising a host computer and at least one device driver and a host computer, the method comprising the following steps:
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(A) the host computer establishing a win number for a progressive prize;
(B) the host computer transmitting the win number to the device driver; and
(C) the device driver qualifying all messages relating to acquisition data and prize related event conditions with the win number. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90)
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91. A method of operating a prize award system, the system comprising a central system and at least one device driver, the method comprising the following steps:
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(A) the central system establishing a win number for a progressive prize;
(B) the central system transmitting the win number to the device driver; and
(C) the device driver qualifying all messages relating to acquisition data and prize related event conditions with the win number. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93)
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94. A method for creating linkage between a progressive prize and at least one monetary transaction acceptor comprising the steps of:
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(A) determining a total contribution amount for at least one progressive prize;
(B) determining a contribution percent factor for the monetary transaction acceptor;
(C) linking the prize to the monetary transaction acceptor adapted to determine a participation outcome for the prize using at least the total contribution amount, the contribution percent factor and a monetary transaction amount. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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103. A monetary transaction acceptor device comprising:
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(A) a machine capable of accepting a monetary transaction, the transaction having an amount, and awarding at least one prize wherein the machine is arranged to award the prize when a prize award event is achieved; and
(B) a secondary device arranged to test for the prize award event and to initiate an award of the prize when the prize award event occurs, the prize award event being determined by a participation outcome having a probability related to a total contribution amount and contribution percent factor. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. A method of awarding a prize on a device capable of accepting a monetary transaction comprising the steps of:
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(A) testing for a prize award event wherein the event has a probability of occurring related to a total contribution amount and a contribution percent factor;
(B) initiating an award of the prize when a prize award event occurs. - View Dependent Claims (128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183)
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- 184. A progressive prize for at least one device capable of accepting a monetary transaction wherein the prize is awarded upon the occurrence of a prize award event, a probability of the prize award event occurring being related to a total contribution amount and a contribution percent factor.
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217. A method of operating a prize award system, the system comprising a host computer and at least one gaming environment manager, the method comprising the following steps:
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(A) the host computer establishing a win number for a progressive prize;
(B) the host computer transmitting the win number to the gaming environment manager; and
(C) the gaming environment manager qualifying all messages relating to acquisition data and prize related event conditions with the win number. - View Dependent Claims (218, 219)
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220. A method of operating a prize award system, the system comprising a central system and at least one gaming environment manager, the method comprising the following steps:
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(A) the central system establishing a win number for a progressive prize;
(B) the central system transmitting the win number to the gaming environment manager; and
(C) the gaming environment manager qualifying all messages relating to acquisition data and prize related event conditions with the win number. - View Dependent Claims (221, 222)
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