Multivendor progressive gaming system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8109827
APP PUB NO 20060052159A1
SERIAL NO

10935933

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A method of facilitating the play of a progressive game and a system for facilitating the play of a progressive game are disclosed. The method may include accruing a portion of wagers to a multi-vendor progressive prize fund, tracking the total amount accrued to the multi-vendor progressive prize fund by the first set of game terminals in a first prize determination interval. The method may include receiving a second wager from a second player of a second game of chance, the second game of chance operating on a second game terminal in a second set of game terminals. The method may include determining that the second player has won a progressive. The method may also include determining the value of the progressive prize, the value of the progressive prize depending on the size of the multi-vendor progressive prize fund and on an amount of contributions accrued from the second set of game terminals to the multi-vendor progressive prize fund during a second prize determination interval.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATION;IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cahill, Tom Newport, US 3 234
Caldwell, Glenn Warwick, US 3 234
Clifford, Heather Uncasville, US 3 234
Hach, Deborah Palm Beach Gardens, US 3 234
Reddy, Ryan Cranston, US 4 234

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