SLOT MACHINE GAME AND SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED JACKPOT FEATURE
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Abstract
Certain embodiments provide a method and system for awarding a progressive prize. The system includes a bank of gaming machines accepting different bets per play as selected by a player. A random number is selected from a predetermined fixed range of numbers that does not change during play of a gaming machine. The player is allotted one or more numbers for each credit bet. The allotted numbers represent a subset of the predetermined fixed range of numbers. A feature game is triggered for the progressive prize based on a numerical comparison between the selected random number and the number(s) allotted to the player. Certain embodiments provide a trigger condition for a feature outcome based on an event having a probability related to credits bet per game at a gaming machine. A probability of success in the feature game may be higher than a probability of success in the base game.
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100 Claims
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81. A method of awarding a prize using a gaming machine, the gaming machine accepting different wager amounts toward winning the prize, a single wager amount being placed for each play of the gaming machine by a player, the method comprising:
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allowing the player to make a wager at the gaming machine;
initiating a first main game at the gaming machine;
determining a trigger condition as a result of said first main game being initiated, said trigger condition occurring upon an event having a probability of occurrence dependent on the amount of the wager made at the gaming machine;
triggering a second game to appear at the gaming machine in response to said determining of said trigger condition;
displaying said second game to the player at the gaming machine in response to said triggering;
identifying to the player which prize has been won; and
awarding said prize that has been won. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. An electronic gaming console having a computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution on the electronic gaming console, the electronic gaming console comprising:
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a wager routine for allowing a player to make a wager at the electronic gaming console;
a main game initiation routine for initiating a first main game at the electronic gaming console;
a trigger routine for determining a trigger condition as a result of said first main game being initiated, said trigger condition occurring upon an event having a probability of occurrence dependent on the amount of the wager made at the electronic gaming console, wherein said trigger routine triggers a second game to appear at the electronic gaming console in response to the determination of said trigger condition;
a display routine for displaying said first main game and said second game to the player at the electronic gaming console in response to said trigger condition; and
an award routine for identifying the prize won and awarding the prize to the player.
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100. The electronic gaming console of claim 101, wherein said prize comprises one of a plurality of prizes, wherein at least one of said plurality of prizes includes a progressive prize.
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