Gaming system that pays out a progressive bonus using a lottery
Patent 5645486 Issued on July 8, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 23, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 23, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesGaming device having random multiple payouts Video gaming system with pool prize structures Multiple progressive gaming system that freezes payouts at start of game Progressive jackpot gaming system linking gaming machines with different hit frequencies and denominations Arcade game Method and apparatus for randomly increasing the payback in a video gaming apparatus Patent #: 5542669 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 518342 filed on 08/23/1995US Classes:463/27Pool carryover (e.g., progressive jackpot, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Harrison, Jessica J.Assistant: O'Neill, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63F 009/24Foreign Application Priority Data1993-11-30 JPAbstractA progressive gaming system pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined winning combination. The progressive gaming system includes a plurality of gaming controllers which detect when a player gets one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations and pays out a predetermined number of coins or tokens according to the winning combination. Each of the gaming controllers counts coins or tokens bet by the player before the game is started and outputs an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens. The progressive gaming system further includes an master controller operatively connected to the plurality of gaming controllers, which adds a predetermined percentage of the bet coins or tokens reported by each of the gaming controllers to a bonus value, performs a lottery when the player gets a predetermined winning combination, and controls each of the gaming controllers to pay out coins or tokens corresponding to a predetermined reward for the predetermined winning combination and saved bonus value.Field of SearchPool carryover (e.g., progressive jackpot, etc.)Pool amount (e.g., jackpot, etc.) Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.) Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.) In a chance application Ultimate outcome dependant upon relative odds of a card or tile combination (e.g., poker, etc.) Ultimate outcome dependant upon summation of plural card or tile values (e.g., blackjack, etc.) Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.) Edge indication | |
