Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-13
2009-11-10
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S025000, C463S026000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07614948
ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to methods and gaming units for conducting a wagering game and an associated progressive jackpot, wherein each player has a unique game array of game indicia for the occurrence of the wagering game and individual game indicia are sequentially selected from a range of available game indicia. Players may win the wagering game, interim pattern awards and/or progressive jackpot awards by matching predetermined patterns with patterns formed on their unique game array with indicia matching selected indicia. The players may sleep interim pattern awards and progressive jackpot awards by failing to claim the awards by acknowledging the awards at the gaming unit within a finite sleep time period. The slept interim pattern awards and slept progressive jackpot awards may be added to a progressive jackpot pool.
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Saffari Ali
Wolf Bryan
Hotaling, II John M
Hylinski Steven J.
IGT
Weaver Austin Villeneuve and Sampson LLP
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