Progressive wagering game with funding distribution feature
First Claim
1. A method for playing a wagering game on a gaming machine at which players are eligible for a progressive game having a plurality of progressive jackpots, the method comprising:
- storing, in a memory device, a plurality of distribution sets for funding said plurality of progressive jackpots, each distribution set defining a percentage of funds to be distributed to each of said plurality of progressive jackpots;
in response to receiving wagers from said players, conducting wagering games in which said players are eligible for one or more of said plurality of progressive jackpots; and
funding said plurality of progressive jackpots by a funding amount in accordance with said plurality of distribution sets.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and a gaming system for operating a progressive game that is accessible at a plurality of gaming machines. The progressive game has a plurality of progressive jackpots. The method and system involve collecting wager-input data at the plurality of gaming machines that corresponds to wager inputs made at the plurality of gaming machines, and crediting a portion of the wager inputs to a first group of the plurality of progressive jackpots in accordance with a first distribution set. In response to the wager-input data meeting a predetermined criteria, the method and system include crediting a portion of subsequent wager inputs to a second group of the plurality of progressive jackpots in accordance with a second distribution set. The first group directs funds to at least one progressive jackpot in an amount that is different from the second group.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for playing a wagering game on a gaming machine at which players are eligible for a progressive game having a plurality of progressive jackpots, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory device, a plurality of distribution sets for funding said plurality of progressive jackpots, each distribution set defining a percentage of funds to be distributed to each of said plurality of progressive jackpots; in response to receiving wagers from said players, conducting wagering games in which said players are eligible for one or more of said plurality of progressive jackpots; and funding said plurality of progressive jackpots by a funding amount in accordance with said plurality of distribution sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 29, 30)
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11. A gaming system for playing a progressive game have a plurality of progressive jackpots, comprising:
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a first gaming machine having a first wagering game with a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game, said first gaming machine allowing a player to be eligible for said plurality of progressive jackpots; a second gaming machine having a second wagering game with a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of said second wagering game, said second gaming machine allowing a player to be eligible for said plurality of progressive jackpots; and a controller coupled to said first and second gaming terminals and operative to allocate progressive funds from at least said first and second gaming machines to said plurality of progressive jackpots in accordance with a plurality of distribution sets that are sequentially utilized, each of said distribution sets defining a percentage of funds to be distributed to each of said plurality of progressive jackpots. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a progressive game that is accessible at a plurality of gaming machines, said progressive game having a plurality of progressive jackpots, said method comprising:
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collecting wager-input data at said plurality of gaming machines that corresponds to wager inputs made at said plurality of gaming machines; crediting a portion of said wager inputs to a first group of said plurality of progressive jackpots in accordance with a first distribution set; and in response to said wager-input data meeting a predetermined criteria, crediting a portion of subsequent wager inputs to a second group of said plurality of progressive jackpots in accordance with a second distribution set, said first group directing funds to at least one progressive jackpot in an amount that is different from said second group. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a progressive game having a plurality of progressive jackpots, the method comprising:
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aggregating progressive-jackpot funds from a plurality of gaming machines at which said progressive game is accessible; and increasing said plurality of progressive jackpots with said progressive-jackpot funds in accordance with a plurality of distribution sets for funding said plurality of progressive jackpots, each distribution set dictating an amount to be distributed to each of said plurality of progressive jackpots, said increasing includes sequentially switching between or among said plurality of distribution sets. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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