SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE PROGRESSIVE AWARDS
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1. A gaming system comprising a controller;
- a first personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the first personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a first player;
a second personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the second personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a different second player;
a group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said group progressive incremental value associated with a triggering event;
a first gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said first gaming machine including a first primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein if the triggering event occurs, at least in part, in association with the first gaming machine, and the first player placed the wager on the first primary game, the first gaming machine provides the first player a first progressive award which includes the first personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value; and
a second gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said second gaming machine including a second primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein if the triggering event occurs, at least in part, in association with the second gaming machine, and the second player placed the wager on the second primary game, the second gaming machine provides the second player a second progressive award which includes the second personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server includes a plurality of progressive modules. Each progressive module maintains one or more progressive awards and is associated with zero, one or more of the gaming machines in the gaming system. Upon a determination that a designated one of the progressive awards will be provided, one of the gaming machines associated with the progressive module which maintains the designated progressive award provides the designated progressive award to the player of such gaming machine.
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1. A gaming system comprising
a controller; -
a first personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the first personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a first player;
a second personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the second personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a different second player;
a group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said group progressive incremental value associated with a triggering event;
a first gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said first gaming machine including a first primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein if the triggering event occurs, at least in part, in association with the first gaming machine, and the first player placed the wager on the first primary game, the first gaming machine provides the first player a first progressive award which includes the first personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value; and
a second gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said second gaming machine including a second primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein if the triggering event occurs, at least in part, in association with the second gaming machine, and the second player placed the wager on the second primary game, the second gaming machine provides the second player a second progressive award which includes the second personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming system comprising
a controller; -
a first personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the first personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a first player;
a second personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, wherein the second personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for a second player;
a group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said group progressive incremental value associated with a triggering event; and
at least one gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, each gaming machine including a primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game;
wherein if the first player placed the wager on the primary game and the triggering event occurs, the gaming machine provides the first player a first progressive award which includes the first personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value;
wherein if the second player placed the wager on the primary game and the triggering event occurs, the gaming machine provides the second player a second progressive award which includes the second personal progressive incremental value and the group progressive incremental value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A gaming system comprising
a controller; -
a plurality of gaming machines configured to communicate with the controller, each gaming machine including a game operable upon a wager by a player and at least one display device configured to display the game;
a plurality of personal progressive incremental values maintainable by the controller, wherein each personal progressive incremental value is maintainable for at least one of the plurality of players; and
a group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said group progressive incremental value associated with a triggering event;
wherein if the triggering event occurs, at least in part, in association with one of the gaming machines, one of the players is provided a progressive award which includes the personal progressive incremental value maintainable for that player and the group progressive incremental value. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A gaming system comprising
a controller; -
a plurality of personal progressive incremental values maintainable by the controller for a first player, wherein said plurality of personal progressive incremental values include at least a first personal progressive incremental value and a second personal progressive incremental value;
a plurality of personal progressive incremental values maintainable by the controller for a second player, wherein said plurality of personal progressive incremental values include at least a third personal progressive incremental value and a fourth personal progressive incremental value;
a first group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said first group progressive incremental value associated with a first triggering event;
a second group progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller, said second group progressive incremental value associated with a second triggering event;
a first gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said first gaming machine including a first primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein;
(a) if the first triggering event occurs in association with the first gaming machine and the first player wagered on the first primary game, the first gaming machine provides the first player a first progressive award which includes the first personal progressive incremental value and the first group progressive incremental value, and (b) if the second triggering event occurs in association with the first gaming machine and the first player wagered on the first primary game, the first gaming machine provides the first player a second progressive award which includes the second personal progressive incremental value and the second group progressive incremental value; and
a second gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said second gaming machine including a second primary game operable upon a wager and at least one display device configured to display the primary game, wherein;
(a) if the first triggering event occurs in association with the second gaming machine and the second player wagered on the second primary game, the second gaming machine provides the second player a third progressive award which includes the third personal progressive incremental value and the second group progressive incremental value, and (b) if the second triggering event occurs in association with the second gaming machine and the second player wagered on the second primary game, the second gaming machine provides the second player a fourth progressive award which includes the fourth personal progressive incremental value and the second group progressive incremental value. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A gaming system comprising
a controller; -
a personal progressive incremental value maintainable by the controller for a player;
a first gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said first gaming machine including;
a first primary game operable upon a wager by the player;
a first group progressive incremental value;
a first triggering event; and
at least one display device configured to display the first primary game and the first triggering event;
wherein if the first triggering event occurs, the first gaming machine provides the player a first progressive award which includes the personal progressive incremental value and the first group progressive incremental value; and
a second gaming machine operable under control of a processor and configured to communicate with the controller, said second gaming machine including;
a second primary game operable upon a wager by the player;
a second group progressive incremental value;
a second triggering event; and
at least one display device configured to display the second primary game and the second triggering event;
wherein if the second triggering event occurs, the second gaming machine provides the player a second progressive award which includes the personal progressive incremental value and the second group progressive incremental value. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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