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Gaming system which provides multiple players multiple bonus awards

  • US 20070054732A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2005
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system comprising:

  • a controller;

    a plurality of gaming machines operable to communicate with the controller, each gaming machine including a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein each gaming machine is associated with an accumulated bonus event pool which is based on wagers placed at said gaming machine, wherein each gaming machine can be in an active state or an inactive state; and

    a bonus event, wherein upon a triggering of the bonus event, one of the gaming machines is designated as a triggering gaming machine and each of the remaining gaming machines in the gaming system are designated auxiliary gaming machines;

    wherein upon the triggering of the bonus event, a bonus event participation gaming sequence is provided for the designated triggering gaming machine and each of any of the designated auxiliary gaming machines in the active state, wherein for each active designated auxiliary gaming machine, a probability of success in the bonus event participation gaming sequence is based, at least in part, on the accumulated bonus event pool of said gaming machine, wherein different accumulated bonus event pools greater than zero have different probabilities of success.

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