Multivendor progressive gaming system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8414389
APP PUB NO 20120149452A1
SERIAL NO

13340151

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Systems for facilitating the play of a progressive game. The systems are configured to accrue a portion of wagers to a multivendor progressive prize fund and track the amount accrued to the prize fund by a first set of game terminals in a first prize determination interval. Optionally, the system is configured to receive 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. Optionally the system determines that the second player has won a progressive prize. Optionally the system is configured to determine the value of the progressive prize, the value depending on the size of the multivendor progressive prize fund and on an amount of contributions accrued from the second set of game terminals to the multivendor progressive prize fund during a second prize determination interval.

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  • 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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