RANDOM PAY GAMING METHOD AND SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method of providing a game for a gaming device using random payout from a prize pool, the game including a plurality of possible game outcomes, is provided. The method comprises: receiving, at the gaming device, a wager amount; receiving an input to initiate game play; and qualifying the wager amount to win a random award from the prize pool for each of at least two game outcomes from the plurality of game outcomes.
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40. A method for providing a random payout from a progressive prize pool, the method comprising:
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storing a predetermined average pool size for the progressive prize pool;
receiving a wager amount;
receiving an input to initiate game play;
determining if the progressive prize pool is equal to the predetermined average pool size;
if the progressive prize pool is equal to the predetermined pool size, qualifying the wager for a random payout such that an amount of an average random payout is equal to the average contributions to the progressive prize pool in order to maintain the progressive prize pool at the predetermined average pool size; and
if the progressive prize pool is less than the predetermined pool size, qualifying the wager for a random payout such that an amount of an average random payout is less than the average contributions to the progressive prize pool in order to increase the progressive prize pool to the predetermined average pool size.
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