Gaming systems, gaming devices and methods for providing progressive awards

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8435111
APP PUB NO 20110118011A1
SERIAL NO

12618372

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The gaming system, gaming device and method disclosed herein determines whether to provide at least one of the plurality of progressive awards to the player based on that player's measured level of skill in: (i) a plurality of plays of a partial skill-based game, (ii) a skill-based progressive award sequence, or (iii) a plurality of plays of a partial skill-based game and a skill-based progressive award sequence. The determination is based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player which tend to measure that player's level of skill in at least one of a partial skill-based game and a skill-based progressive award sequence.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Filipour, Cameron A Las Vegas, US 53 2214
Popovich, Alexander Henderson, US 30 3231
Saffari, Ali M Reno, US 16 1517
Singer, Adam Las Vegas, US 31 3261
Wolf, Bryan D Reno, US 168 9872

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