Gaming system that pays out a progressive bonus using a lottery
First Claim
1. A progressive gaming system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming controllers for detecting when a player associated therewith gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations and paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens corresponding to said one winning combination, each of said plurality of gaming controllers counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started and outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and
a master controller operatively connected to said plurality of gaming controllers for receiving the indication signal from each of said plurality of gaming controllers, adding a predetermined percentage of a total number of bet coins or tokens contained in each of the gaming controllers to a bonus value, performing a lottery when a player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination, and controlling said plurality of gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward, including said bonus value, to said player having said predetermined bonus winning combination, if he wins the lottery.
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Abstract
A progressive gaming system pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined winning combination. The progressive gaming system includes a plurality of gaming controllers which detect when a player gets one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations and pays out a predetermined number of coins or tokens according to the winning combination. Each of the gaming controllers counts coins or tokens bet by the player before the game is started and outputs an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens. The progressive gaming system further includes an master controller operatively connected to the plurality of gaming controllers, which adds a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens reported by each of the gaming controllers to a bonus value, performs a lottery when the player gets a predetermined winning combination, and controls each of the gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward for the predetermined winning combination and saved bonus value.
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34 Claims
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1. A progressive gaming system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming controllers for detecting when a player associated therewith gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations and paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens corresponding to said one winning combination, each of said plurality of gaming controllers counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started and outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and a master controller operatively connected to said plurality of gaming controllers for receiving the indication signal from each of said plurality of gaming controllers, adding a predetermined percentage of a total number of bet coins or tokens contained in each of the gaming controllers to a bonus value, performing a lottery when a player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination, and controlling said plurality of gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward, including said bonus value, to said player having said predetermined bonus winning combination, if he wins the lottery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A progressive gaming system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming controllers, each having means for detecting when a player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations, means for paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens according to said one winning combination, means for counting coins or tokens bet by said player before the game is started, and means for outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and a master controller operatively connected to said plurality of gaming controllers, said master controller having means for receiving the amount of the bet coins or tokens indicated by the indication signal from each of said plurality of gaming controllers, means for adding a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens to a progressively saved bonus, means for performing a lottery when a player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination, and means for controlling each of the gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said progressively saved bonus, to said player having said predetermined bonus winning combination, if he wins the lottery.
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9. A progressive gaming system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming controllers for detecting when a player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations and paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens corresponding to said one winning combination, each of the gaming controllers counting coins or tokens bet by the player before the game is started and outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and a master controller operatively connected to the gaming controllers, said master controller comprising; means for depositing in a deposited amount a first predetermined percentage of the amount of the bet coins or tokens indicated by the indication signals from said plurality of gaming controllers; means for executing a lottery with a winning probability that corresponds to a dividend, when said deposited amount reaches a predetermined target value; means for adding the dividend to said progressively saved bonus; and means for controlling each of the gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined winning combination and to a progressively saved bonus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 33)
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17. A progressive gaming method that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming method comprising the following steps:
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counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started; outputting an indication signal representing the amount of bet coins or tokens; adding a predetermined percentage of a total number of bet coins or tokens to a bonus value; detecting that a player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations; performing a lottery when said player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination; and paying out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said bonus value if the lottery is won. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A progressive gaming method that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming method comprising the following steps:
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counting coins or tokens bet by a player before the game is started; outputting an indication signal representing the amount of bet coins or tokens; adding a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens to a progressively saved bonus; detecting that a player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations; performing a lottery when the player gets a predetermined bonus winning combination; and paying out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said progressively saved bonus when the lottery is won.
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20. A progressive gaming method that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming method comprising the steps:
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counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started; outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; depositing in a deposited amount a first predetermined percentage of the total amount of the bet coins or tokens indicated by the indication signals for all players; saving a second predetermined percentage of the total amount of the bet coins or tokens indicated by the indication signals for all players to a progressively saved bonus; executing a lottery with a winning probability that corresponds to a dividend, when the deposited amount reaches a predetermined target amount; adding the dividend to the progressively saved bonus when the lottery is won; detecting that a player gets a predetermined bonus winning combination among the plurality of predetermined winning combinations; and paying out a reward of coins or tokens corresponding to the predetermined bonus winning combination, including the progressively saved bonus.
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21. A progressive game system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming controllers for detecting when a winning player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations and paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens corresponding to said one winning combination, each of said plurality of gaming controllers counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started and outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and a master controller operatively connected to said plurality of gaming controllers for adding a predetermined percentage of a total number of bet coins or tokens contained in each of the gaming controllers to a bonus value, performing a lottery when a winning player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination and has bet less than a maximum bet amount, and controlling said plurality of gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to the predetermined bonus winning combination and the bonus value, if the winning player wins the lottery with a winning probability corresponding to the bet amount. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 34)
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28. A progressive gaming system that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming controllers, each having means for detecting when a winning player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations, means for paying out a predetermined number of coins or tokens according to said one winning combination, means for counting coins or tokens bet by said player before the game is started, and means for outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; and a master controller operatively connected to said plurality of gaming controllers, said master controller having means for receiving the amount of the bet coins or tokens indicated by the indication signal from each of said plurality of gaming controllers, means for adding a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens to a progressively saved bonus, means for controlling each of the gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said progressively saved bonus when a player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination and has bet a predetermined maximum bet amount;
means for performing a lottery when the player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination and has bet less than said maximum bet amount, said lottery giving said winning player a chance to win said predetermined reward, even if said winning player has bet less than said maximum bet amount.
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30. A progressive gaming method that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming method comprising the steps:
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counting coins or tokens bet by a player before a game is started; outputting an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens; adding a predetermined percentage of a total number of bet coins or tokens by all players to a bonus value; detecting when a winning player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations; when said winning player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination, paying out the coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said bonus value, if said winning player has bet a maximum bet amount; and performing a lottery if said winning player has bet less than said the maximum bet amount, said lottery giving said winning player a chance to win said predetermined reward even though he has bet less than said maximum bet amount. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A progressive gaming method that pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined bonus winning combination among a plurality of predetermined winning combinations, the progressive gaming method comprising the steps:
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detecting when a winning player gets one of said plurality of predetermined winning combinations; counting coins or tokens bet by all player'"'"'s before the game is started; adding a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens to a progressively saved bonus; paying out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward including said progressively saved bonus when said winning player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination and has bet a predetermined maximum bet amount; performing a lottery when said winning player gets said predetermined bonus winning combination and has bet less than said predetermined maximum bet amount, said lottery giving said winning player a chance to win said predetermined reward even if said winning player has bet less than said maximum bet amount.
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