Gaming system with progressive jackpot

Details Gaming system with progressive jackpot Gaming system with progressive jackpot

1992-02-06

1994-01-25

Harrison, Jessica J.

Amusement devices: games

Chance devices

Electric or magnetic

A63F 922, A63F 504

Patent

active

052809099

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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