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Wagering games with pooling of awards

  • US 20060183536A1
  • Filed: 02/03/2006
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wagering game system, comprising:

  • a network;

    a plurality of wagering game terminals connected to said network, each wagering game terminal capable of conducting a wagering game in which an outcome is randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes, each wagering game terminal contributing a predetermined award to said network; and

    a network controller operable to aggregate awards contributed by said wagering game terminals into an award pool, said network controller configured to reapportion said awards and to randomly assign reapportioned ones of said awards to said wagering game terminals;

    wherein said network controller reapportions said awards by increasing a credit amount of some awards and decreasing a credit amount of other awards while keeping a total credit amount in said award pool fixed.

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