OVERLAPPING PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS
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1. A computer-implemented method of enabling participation in progressive jackpots in a gaming property, the method comprising:
- accepting a wager at a gaming device;
logically associating the wager with a first progressive jackpot, the first progressive jackpot associated with a first set of participating gaming devices; and
logically associating the wager with a second progressive jackpot different than the first progressive jackpot, the second progressive jackpot associated with a second set of participating gaming devices, the second set of participating gaming devices comprising more gaming devices than the first set of participating gaming devices.
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Abstract
A gaming device accepts a wager. The wager is logically associated with a first progressive jackpot, the first progressive jackpot associated with a first set of participating gaming devices. The wager is also logically associated with a second progressive jackpot different than the first progressive jackpot, the second progressive jackpot associated with a second set of participating gaming devices, the second set of participating gaming devices comprising more gaming devices than the first set of participating gaming devices.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of enabling participation in progressive jackpots in a gaming property, the method comprising:
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accepting a wager at a gaming device; logically associating the wager with a first progressive jackpot, the first progressive jackpot associated with a first set of participating gaming devices; and logically associating the wager with a second progressive jackpot different than the first progressive jackpot, the second progressive jackpot associated with a second set of participating gaming devices, the second set of participating gaming devices comprising more gaming devices than the first set of participating gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming device comprising:
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a housing; a display carried by the housing; a user interface carried by the housing and configured to receive user input from a player; a processor that executes instructions; and a computer-readable memory that stores instructions that cause the processor to enable participation in progressive jackpots, by; accepting a wager via the user interface; logically associating the wager with a first progressive jackpot, the first progressive jackpot associated with a first set of participating gaming devices; and logically associating the wager with a second progressive jackpot different than the first progressive jackpot, the second progressive jackpot associated with a second set of participating gaming devices, the second set of participating gaming devices comprising more gaming devices than the first set of participating gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions that cause a processor to enable participation in progressive jackpots, by:
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receiving information indicative of a wager made at a gaming device; logically associating the wager with a first progressive jackpot, the first progressive jackpot associated with a first set of participating gaming devices; and logically associating the wager with a second progressive jackpot different than the first progressive jackpot, the second progressive jackpot associated with a second set of participating gaming devices, the second set of participating gaming devices comprising more gaming devices than the first set of participating gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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