Gaming system with progressive jackpot
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine;
a progressive jackpot system having a repeating game cycle, said progressive jackpot system during each game cycle providing a jackpot equal to a jackpot-win value and which can be won as a result of play on said gaming machines by one of said gaming machines, said progressive jackpot system including;
progressive control means responsive to the unit bet information generated by said gaming machines and which during each game cycle;
establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a jackpot-win value;
enables said jackpot-win value to be displayed from said beginning of and during said game cycle;
randomly establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a parameter for determining a current jackpot value;
determines said current jackpot value based on unit bet information from the gaming machines and said randomly established parameter; and
determines that a particular gaming machine has won the jackpot when the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value as a result of unit bet information from the particular gaming machine.
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Abstract
A gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are provided with an additional progressive jackpot gaming system which allows players on the gaming machines to play for a jackpot provided by the progressive system. The controller of the progressive system generates in random fashion at the beginning of a game cycle a jackpot-win value for the progressive jackpot which is displayed to the players of the gaming machine from the beginning of the game cycle. The controller also randomly generates a parameter for use with unit bet information from the gaming machines in determining a current jackpot value. When the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value, the gaming machine responsible is the winner of the progressive jackpot. Also disclosed is the generation by the progressive controller of signalling which is supplied to a winning gaming machine and causes the machine to make the jackpot payout.
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58 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine; a progressive jackpot system having a repeating game cycle, said progressive jackpot system during each game cycle providing a jackpot equal to a jackpot-win value and which can be won as a result of play on said gaming machines by one of said gaming machines, said progressive jackpot system including;
progressive control means responsive to the unit bet information generated by said gaming machines and which during each game cycle;
establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a jackpot-win value;
enables said jackpot-win value to be displayed from said beginning of and during said game cycle;
randomly establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a parameter for determining a current jackpot value;
determines said current jackpot value based on unit bet information from the gaming machines and said randomly established parameter; and
determines that a particular gaming machine has won the jackpot when the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value as a result of unit bet information from the particular gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine; and
a progressive jackpot system having a repeating game cycle, said progressive jackpot system during each game cycle providing a jackpot equal to a jackpot-win value and which can be won as a result of play on said gaming machines by one of said gaming machines;
said method for each game cycle of the progressive jackpot system including;establishing at the beginning of the game cycle a jackpot-win value; enabling said jackpot-win value to be displayed from said beginning of and during said game cycle; randomly establishing at the beginning of the said game cycle a parameter for determining a current jackpot value; determining a current jackpot value based on unit bet information from the gaming machines and said randomly established parameter; and determining that a particular gaming machine has won the jackpot when the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value as result of unit bet information from the particular gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine; and
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31. A progressive controller for use in controlling a progressive jackpot system having a repeating game cycle, said progressive jackpot system during each game cycle providing a jackpot equal to a jackpot-win value and which can be won as a result of play on a plurality of gaming machines by one of said gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine, said progressive controller including:
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means for receiving unit bet information from said gaming machines; and progressive control means responsive to the receiving means and which during each game cycle;
establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a jackpot-win value;
enables said jackpot-win value to be displayed from said beginning of and during said game cycle;
randomly establishes at the beginning of the game cycle a parameter for determining a current jackpot value;
determines a current jackpot value based on unit bet information from the gaming machines and said randomly established parameter; and
determines that a particular gaming machine has won the jackpot when the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value as result of unit bet information from the particular gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of operating a progressive controller, the progressive controller for use in controlling a progressive jackpot system having a repeating game cycle, said progressive jackpot system during each game cycle providing a jackpot equal to a jackpot-win value and which can be won as a result of play on a plurality of gaming machines by one of said gaming machines, each gaming machine generating unit bet information indicative of a number of unit bets supplied to the machine for playing a game on the machine;
- said method including for each generated game cycle;
receiving unit bet information from said gaming machines; establishing at the beginning of the game cycle a jackpot-win value; enabling said jackpot-win value to be displayed from said beginning of and during said game cycle; radomly establishing at the beginning of the game cycle a parameter for determining a current jackpot value; determining a current jackpot value based on unit bet information from the gaming machines and said randomly established parameter; and determining that a particular gaming machine has won the jackpot when the current jackpot value is brought to the jackpot-win value as a result of unit bet information from the particular gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
- said method including for each generated game cycle;
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