GAMING SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES MULTIPLE PLAYERS MULTIPLE BONUS AWARDS
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming devices operable to communicate with the controller, each gaming device including a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein each gaming device is associated with an accumulated bonus event pool which is based on wagers placed at said gaming device; and
a first bonus event, wherein upon a triggering of the first bonus event, the controller is programmed to;
(a) designate one of the gaming devices as a triggering gaming device and designate each of the remaining gaming devices as auxiliary gaming devices;
(b) for each gaming device, determine if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said gaming device exceeds a threshold amount;
(c) if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device does not exceed the threshold amount, enable the triggering gaming device to participate in the first bonus event;
(d) if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device exceeds the threshold amount, enable the triggering gaming device to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a triggering gaming device modifier and a first accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device; and
(e) for each auxiliary gaming device, if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device exceeds the threshold amount, enable said auxiliary gaming device to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a second accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are each provided a chance to participate in the bonus event as well. Each remaining gaming device'"'"'s chance of participating in the bonus event is based on the individual accumulated bonus event pool for that gaming device.
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of gaming devices operable to communicate with the controller, each gaming device including a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein each gaming device is associated with an accumulated bonus event pool which is based on wagers placed at said gaming device; and
a first bonus event, wherein upon a triggering of the first bonus event, the controller is programmed to;
(a) designate one of the gaming devices as a triggering gaming device and designate each of the remaining gaming devices as auxiliary gaming devices;
(b) for each gaming device, determine if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said gaming device exceeds a threshold amount;
(c) if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device does not exceed the threshold amount, enable the triggering gaming device to participate in the first bonus event;
(d) if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device exceeds the threshold amount, enable the triggering gaming device to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a triggering gaming device modifier and a first accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with the triggering gaming device; and
(e) for each auxiliary gaming device, if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device exceeds the threshold amount, enable said auxiliary gaming device to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a second accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of gaming devices operable to communicate with the controller, each gaming device including a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein each gaming device is associated with an accumulated bonus event pool which is based on wagers placed at said gaming device, and a triggering event, wherein upon an occurrence of the triggering event;
(a) one of the gaming devices is designated as a triggering gaming device and each of the remaining gaming devices in the gaming system are designated auxiliary gaming device;
(b) the designated triggering gaming device participates in a first bonus event, wherein if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device exceeds a threshold amount, any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a triggering gaming device modifier and a first accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device; and
(c) at least one of the designated auxiliary gaming devices participates in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined for said designated auxiliary gaming device in the first bonus event are modified by a second accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of gaming devices operable to communicate with the controller, each gaming device including a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein each gaming device is associated with an accumulated bonus event pool which is based on wagers placed at said gaming device, and a triggering event, wherein upon an occurrence of the triggering event;
(a) one of the gaming devices is designated as a triggering gaming device and each of the remaining gaming devices in the gaming system are designated auxiliary gaming device;
(b) the designated triggering gaming device participates in a first bonus event, wherein if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device exceeds a threshold amount, said first bonus event is associated with a first average expected payout that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device; and
(c) at least one of the designated auxiliary gaming devices participates in the first bonus event, wherein for each participating auxiliary gaming device, said first bonus event is associated with a second average expected payout that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, wherein at least part of said wagers placed are allocated to an accumulated bonus event pool; and
a display device operable with the processor and adapted to display the primary game and a first bonus event;
wherein upon a triggering of the first bonus event;
(a) said gaming device is designated as a triggering gaming device or an auxiliary gaming device;
(b) a determination occurs if the accumulated bonus event pool exceeds a threshold amount;
(c) if said gaming device is designated as the triggering gaming device and said accumulated bonus event pool does not exceed the threshold amount, said gaming device is enabled to participate in the first bonus event;
(d) if said gaming device is designated as the triggering gaming device and said accumulated bonus event pool exceeds the threshold amount, said gaming device is enabled to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a triggering gaming device modifier and a first accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on said accumulated bonus event pool; and
(e) if said gaming device is designated as the auxiliary gaming device and said accumulated bonus event pool exceeds the threshold amount, said gaming device is enabled to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a second accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on said accumulated bonus event pool. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of operating a gaming system, said gaming system including a controller in communication with a plurality of gaming devices wherein each gaming device includes a primary game operable upon a wager placed by a player, said method comprising:
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(a) maintaining an accumulated bonus event pool associated with each gaming device, wherein each accumulated bonus event pool for each gaming device is based on wagers placed at said gaming device; and
(b) determining if a triggering event occurs, wherein upon an occurrence of the triggering event;
(i) designating one of the gaming devices as a triggering gaming device and each of the remaining gaming devices in the gaming system are designated auxiliary gaming devices;
(ii) enabling the designated triggering gaming device to participate in a first bonus event, wherein if the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device exceeds a threshold amount, any first bonus event awards determined in the first bonus event are modified by a triggering gaming device modifier and a first accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said triggering gaming device; and
(iii) enabling at least one of the designated auxiliary gaming devices to participate in the first bonus event, wherein any first bonus event awards determined for said designated auxiliary gaming device in the first bonus event are modified by a second accumulated bonus event pool modifier that is based on the accumulated bonus event pool associated with said auxiliary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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