Progressive jackpot game with special bonus
First Claim
1. A method of playing a gaming system played by a plurality of players where a jackpot is awarded, the method comprising:
- accepting wagers made by players playing an underlying wagering game via a plurality of wager input devices;
when an outcome occurs in the underlying wagering game that identifies that a jackpot is to be awarded to at least one of said players, entering a special bonus event for all of said players presently playing the underlying wagering game, the special bonus event providing a chance to be awarded bonuses;
randomly selecting bonuses to be awarded in the special bonus event via a processor; and
randomly selecting more than one but less than all of said players to be awarded the randomly selected bonuses and excluding at least one player from being awarded any bonus via the processor, said randomly selected bonuses being in addition to any awards some of said players may win during continued play of the underlying wagering game.
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Abstract
A method of providing all players on a linked network to receive a bonus opportunity based on one player hitting the primary jackpot. All players in an active game, (i.e., the reel spinning mode has been activated by the player bet, and the reels have not yet stopped) receive a bonus opportunity when the primary jackpot is hit. Examples of bonuses are of “scratch tickets” to players that would distribute varying amounts, or a secondary jackpot bonus of a fixed amount or an amount in proportion to the main jackpot. An alternative bonus incorporates a specific time span after the primary jackpot is hit where all players have the chance for a bonus payoff or prize, without having to achieve the extremely high rank of the jackpot award.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of playing a gaming system played by a plurality of players where a jackpot is awarded, the method comprising:
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accepting wagers made by players playing an underlying wagering game via a plurality of wager input devices; when an outcome occurs in the underlying wagering game that identifies that a jackpot is to be awarded to at least one of said players, entering a special bonus event for all of said players presently playing the underlying wagering game, the special bonus event providing a chance to be awarded bonuses; randomly selecting bonuses to be awarded in the special bonus event via a processor; and randomly selecting more than one but less than all of said players to be awarded the randomly selected bonuses and excluding at least one player from being awarded any bonus via the processor, said randomly selected bonuses being in addition to any awards some of said players may win during continued play of the underlying wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of playing a gaming system played by a plurality of players where a jackpot is awarded, the method comprising:
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permitting players to play underlying wagering games in which wagers are made by the players via wager input devices; when an outcome occurs in one of the underlying wagering games that identifies that a jackpot is to be awarded to at least one player, entering a special bonus event for all players presently playing the underlying wagering games, the special bonus event providing a chance to be awarded bonuses; randomly selected bonuses to be awarded via a processor; and randomly selecting more than one but less than all players to be awarded the randomly selected bonuses in addition to any awards the some of the players may win during continued play of the underlying wagering games but excluding at least one player from winning any award via the processor, wherein the randomly selected bonuses are based upon a progressive bonus jackpot. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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