INCENTING INCREASED WAGER SIZES
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1. A method of facilitating the operation of a wagering game with a progressive jackpot, comprising:
- receiving a player selection of a wager price point from a plurality of available price points for the wagering game;
conditioned on receiving the player selection of the wager price point, entering the player into a round of a base wagering game;
conditioned on the player selection of the wager price point exceeding a first predetermined threshold, also entering the player into a progressive jackpot game; and
conditioned on the player selection of the wager price point exceeding a second predetermined threshold, which is higher than the first predetermined threshold, also entering the player into a second progressive jackpot game.
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Abstract
Example methods and systems for facilitating the play of a wagering game are provided with one or more progressive jackpots. The example methods and systems may have a better than linear increases in the probability of winning depending on increasing wager price points.
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1. A method of facilitating the operation of a wagering game with a progressive jackpot, comprising:
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receiving a player selection of a wager price point from a plurality of available price points for the wagering game; conditioned on receiving the player selection of the wager price point, entering the player into a round of a base wagering game; conditioned on the player selection of the wager price point exceeding a first predetermined threshold, also entering the player into a progressive jackpot game; and conditioned on the player selection of the wager price point exceeding a second predetermined threshold, which is higher than the first predetermined threshold, also entering the player into a second progressive jackpot game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, 30)
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11. A method of providing a wagering game with a progressive jackpot, comprising:
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receiving a player selection of a wager price point; responsive to receiving a selection of a first price point, entering the player into a base wagering game; responsive to receiving a selection of a wager price point exceeding a second price point, higher than the first price point, entering the player into a progressive jackpot; and responsive to receiving a selection of a wager price point exceeding of a third price point, higher than the second price point, entering the player into the progressive jackpot;
wherein;a probability of winning the progressive jackpot associated with the entry exceeding the third price point, is greater than a second probability of winning associated with the entry exceeding the second price point but less than the third price point, and an increase in probability between the probability and the second probability is non-linear as compared to an increase in price between the second price point and the third price point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 29, 31)
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16. A system for facilitating a number selection game with a progressive jackpot, comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a player selection of a wager amount chosen from a set of available wager amounts; a processor; and an output device configured to inform the player of at least one winning number;
wherein;the processor is configured to receive at least one entry number, to receive randomly generated outcome numbers; and
to determine whether a wager is a winner based on the at least one entry number and the randomly generated outcome numbers, the probability of a winning wager increasing more than linearly with the chosen wager amount. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a number selection game with a progressive jackpot, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a wager price point from a player; responsive to the wager price point being greater than or equal to a first price point, entering the player in a number selection game; responsive to the wager price point being greater than or equal to a second price point that is greater than the first price point, issuing the player a first quantity of numbers such that winning a jurisdiction-wide progressive jackpot game is dependant on the numbers in the first quantity of numbers; responsive to the wager price point being greater than or equal to a third price point, that is greater than the second price point, issuing the player a second quantity of numbers, smaller than the first quantity of numbers, such that winning a jurisdiction-wide progressive jackpot game is dependent on the numbers in the second quantity of numbers; responsive to the wager price point being greater than or equal to a fourth price point, greater than the third price point, making the first quantity of numbers eligible for a multi-jurisdiction progressive jackpot; and responsive to the wager price point being greater than or equal to a fifth price point, greater than the fourth price point, making the second quantity of numbers eligible for a multi-jurisdiction progressive jackpot. - View Dependent Claims (23, 32)
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24. A system for facilitating the operation of a game;
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an input means for receiving a player selection of a wager amount and player entry numbers; an entry means for entering the player'"'"'s wager in the game, the player entry including additional chances to win conditioned on the player'"'"'s wager exceeding predetermined thresholds; a randomization means for generating outcome numbers; an outcome determination means for determining whether the player'"'"'s wager wins a base game based on a comparison of the entry numbers and the outcome numbers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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