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Progressive jackpot gaming system linking gaming machines with different hit frequencies and denominations

  • US 5,116,055 A
  • Filed: 07/02/1991
  • Issued: 05/26/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A progressive jackpot system comprising:

  • a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine being able to buy-into the progressive jackpot and each having one or more different play characteristics; and

    means responsive to each of said gaming machines for determining the progressive jackpot value based upon the play at each of said gaming machines, said determination being such that the $s To JP of each gaming machine per win of the progressive jackpot at each gaming machine is approximately equal for the different machines.

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