Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shared progressive with certificates gaming system and method
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Application No.: US13854793Application Date: 2013-04-01
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Publication No.: US09672694B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Mark Lowell , Loren T. Nelson , Will Jones
- Applicant: Bally Gaming, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NV Las Vegas
- Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Las Vegas
- Agent Philip J. Anderson; Marvin A. Hein
- Main IPC: G07F17/00
- IPC: G07F17/00 ; G07F17/32

Abstract:
Disclosed is a progressive system for paying out a primary progressive prize and a secondary progressive prize. The system includes a progressive controller, a plurality of game devices each configured to execute a game of chance and a network interconnecting the progressive controller and the game devices. A funding module is executable by the progressive controller to maintain primary and secondary award pools. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the game devices may award shares of the secondary progressive pool to players. When the primary progressive is triggered, share holders may redeem their shares for a value determined by the system. In some embodiments, winners of shares may monitor the value of their pending certificates through various outlets such as social media sites.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140024444A1 SHARED PROGRESSIVE WITH CERTIFICATES GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-01-23
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