Gaming system and method for providing multi-level personal progressive awards
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including;
(i) at least one display device, and(ii) at least one input device; and
at least one controller configured to operate with each of said gaming devices to;
(a) maintain and display at least one gaming system progressive award;
(b) for at least one player, maintain at least one personal progressive award, wherein each personal progressive award for each player is funded, at least in part, based on wagers placed by the player on plays of primary games at any of said gaming devices; and
(c) if a designated event occurs,(i) determine whether to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player,(ii) if the determination is to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, enable the player to accept or reject said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player,(iii) if the player accepts said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, provide to the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, and(iv) if the player rejects said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, add said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player to the gaming system progressive award.
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Abstract
A gaming system and method including at least one gaming system progressive award adapted to be provided to any player at one of a plurality of the gaming machines. The gaming system progressive award is associated with a designated quantity of points wherein the first player at one of the gaming devices to accumulate the designated quantity of points is provided the gaming system progressive award. The gaming system and method also includes, for each of a plurality of players, a plurality of personal progressive awards arranged in a personal multi-level progressive configuration. Such personal progressive awards are individual to each specific player and funded by that player'"'"'s wagers placed at the gaming devices in the gaming system.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including; (i) at least one display device, and (ii) at least one input device; and at least one controller configured to operate with each of said gaming devices to; (a) maintain and display at least one gaming system progressive award; (b) for at least one player, maintain at least one personal progressive award, wherein each personal progressive award for each player is funded, at least in part, based on wagers placed by the player on plays of primary games at any of said gaming devices; and (c) if a designated event occurs, (i) determine whether to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (ii) if the determination is to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, enable the player to accept or reject said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (iii) if the player accepts said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, provide to the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, and (iv) if the player rejects said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, add said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player to the gaming system progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system including:
- at least one controller and a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including;
(i) at least one display device, and (ii) at least one input device, said method comprising;causing the at least one controller to operate with each of said gaming devices to; (a) maintain and display at least one gaming system progressive award; and (b) for at least one player, maintain at least one personal progressive award, wherein each personal progressive award for each player is funded, at least in part, based on wagers placed by the player on plays of primary games at any of said gaming devices; and causing the at least one controller, if a designated event occurs, (i) determine whether to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (ii) if the determination is to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, enable the player to accept or reject said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (iii) if the player accepts said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, provide to the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, and (iv) if the player rejects said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, add said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player to the gaming system progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- at least one controller and a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including;
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including:
- (i) at least one display device, and (ii) at least one input device, to;
(a) maintain and display at least one gaming system progressive award; (b) for at least one player, maintain at least one personal progressive award, wherein each personal progressive award for each player is funded, at least in part, based on wagers placed by the player on plays of primary games at any of said gaming devices; and (c) if a designated event occurs, (i) determine whether to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (ii) if the determination is to offer the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, enable the player to accept or reject said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, (iii) if the player accepts said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, provide to the player said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, and (iv) if the player rejects said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player, add said at least one personal progressive award maintained for the player to the gaming system progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- (i) at least one display device, and (ii) at least one input device, to;
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