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Progressive controller and TCP/IP in a gaming system

  • US 8,740,710 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2013
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gaming system that provides game play over a network, the gaming system comprising:

  • a game server;

    a plurality of game units connected to the game server via the network; and

    a progressive controller, wherein the progressive controller enables time based progressive gaming in which a progressive award is incremented by time unit, wherein the progressive controller manages the progressive award that is incremented over time at random intervals that are unrelated to monetary input or player interaction.

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