Wagering game with payoff rounding feature
First Claim
1. A gaming system, comprising:
- a gaming terminal having a wagering game with a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes, said wagering game allowing a player to be eligible for a progressive jackpot having an actual value;
a display for displaying a displayed value for said progressive jackpot, said displayed value being less than said actual value, said displayed value incrementing and being equally divisible by a first denomination; and
a controller coupled to said gaming terminal and said display, said controller operative to;
increase said actual value of said progressive jackpot in response to wager inputs received at said gaming terminal, increment said displayed value of said progressive jackpot on said display by said first denomination, and award an award value to a player at said gaming terminal in response to said player achieving said progressive jackpot, said award value being awarded in an increment of a second denomination that is different from and greater than said first denomination.
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Abstract
A method for playing a wagering game allowing a player to be eligible for a progressive jackpot having an actual value. The method comprises conducting the wagering game that has a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes, and displaying a displayed value of the progressive jackpot to the player. The method further includes increasing the displayed value by increments of a first denomination, and awarding a player an award value of the progressive jackpot in response to the player achieving the progressive jackpot. The award value is greater than the displayed value and is equally divisible by a second denomination that is larger than the first denomination. Other methods are provided for creating an escrow pool for funding the difference between the displayed and award values, and also for awarding multiple jackpots from a plurality of progressive jackpots.
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21 Claims
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1. A gaming system, comprising:
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a gaming terminal having a wagering game with a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes, said wagering game allowing a player to be eligible for a progressive jackpot having an actual value;
a display for displaying a displayed value for said progressive jackpot, said displayed value being less than said actual value, said displayed value incrementing and being equally divisible by a first denomination; and
a controller coupled to said gaming terminal and said display, said controller operative to;
increase said actual value of said progressive jackpot in response to wager inputs received at said gaming terminal, increment said displayed value of said progressive jackpot on said display by said first denomination, and award an award value to a player at said gaming terminal in response to said player achieving said progressive jackpot, said award value being awarded in an increment of a second denomination that is different from and greater than said first denomination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for playing a wagering game on a gaming terminal, said wagering game allowing a player to be eligible for a progressive jackpot having an actual value, said method comprising:
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conducting said wagering game having a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes;
displaying a displayed value of said progressive jackpot to said player;
increasing said displayed value by increments of a first denomination; and
awarding a player an award value of said progressive jackpot in response to said player achieving said progressive jackpot, said award value being greater than said displayed value and being equally divisible by a second denomination that is larger than said first denomination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for playing a wagering game on a gaming terminal, said wagering game allowing a player to be eligible for a progressive jackpot with an actual value, said method comprising:
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in response to wager inputs, conducting said wagering game having a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes;
displaying a displayed value of said progressive jackpot to players competing for said progressive jackpot, said displayed value being less than or equal to an award value of said progressive jackpot;
immediately after said progressive jackpot has been achieved by a player and said progressive jackpot has been reset to a base level, increasing an escrow pool with a portion of said wager inputs, said escrow pool being a value that is at least a maximum difference between said award value and said displayed value; and
after said escrow pool has been established, incrementing said displayed value in response to said wager inputs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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