Wagering Game System With Networked Gaming Devices
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Abstract
A method of operating a plurality of wagering game tournaments on a plurality of gaming machines includes receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game on a gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines. The method further includes providing an option, at the gaming machine, to enter the plurality of wagering game tournaments. The method also includes entering at least one of the plurality of wagering game tournaments and playing in any entered tournament when the tournament begins.
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48 Claims
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29. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device configured to display a menu of a plurality of wagering games and a plurality of progressive games; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to; receive, via the input device, a selection of a wagering game from the plurality of wagering games in the menu, receive, via the input device, a selection of a progressive game from the plurality of progressive games in the menu, the progressive game selection being independent of the wagering game selection and being associated with a progressive jackpot, conduct the selected wagering game, in response to a triggering event during the selected wagering game, display on the display device a plurality of selectable elements for the progressive game, the plurality of selectable elements being associated with respective awards, a first number of the awards including the progressive jackpot, wherein the first number is dependent upon an odds of occurrence of the triggering event and an odds of triggering the progressive jackpot, receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable elements, and award the award associated with the selected element. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-implemented method in a gaming system, comprising:
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receiving a wager in response to an input via at least one input device; displaying on at least one display device a menu of a plurality of wagering games and a plurality of progressive games; receiving, via the input device, a selection of a wagering game from the plurality of wagering games in the menu; receiving, via the input device, a selection of a progressive game from the plurality of progressive games in the menu, the progressive game selection being independent of the wagering game selection and being associated with a progressive jackpot; executing, by at least one of one or more processors, the selected wagering game; in response to a triggering event during the selected wagering game, displaying, by at least one of the one or more processors, on the display device a plurality of selectable elements for the progressive game, the plurality of selectable elements being associated with respective awards, a first number of the awards including the progressive jackpot, wherein the first number is dependent upon an odds of occurrence of the triggering event and an odds of triggering the progressive jackpot; receiving, by at least one of the one or more processors, a selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable elements; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, the award associated with the selected element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, via an input device, a selection of a wagering game from a plurality of wagering games displayed in a menu on at least one display device; receiving, via the input device, a selection of a progressive game from a plurality of progressive games in the menu, the progressive game selection being independent of the wagering game selection and being associated with a progressive jackpot; conducting the selected wagering game; in response to a triggering event during the selected wagering game, displaying on the display device a plurality of selectable elements for the progressive game, the plurality of selectable elements being associated with respective awards, a first number of the awards including the progressive jackpot, wherein the first number is dependent upon an odds of occurrence of the triggering event and an odds of triggering the progressive jackpot; receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable elements; and awarding the award associated with the selected element. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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