EP1278167A3 - A prize awarding system for gaming machines - Google Patents

A prize awarding system for gaming machines Download PDF

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EP1278167A3
EP1278167A3 EP02255060A EP02255060A EP1278167A3 EP 1278167 A3 EP1278167 A3 EP 1278167A3 EP 02255060 A EP02255060 A EP 02255060A EP 02255060 A EP02255060 A EP 02255060A EP 1278167 A3 EP1278167 A3 EP 1278167A3
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Kevin Short
David Painter
Adrian Davies
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JPM International Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements

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A prize awarding system allows for higher prizes on the results of a series of linked gaming machines than can be achieved on the play of an individual machine. A primary fund (represented by a solid line) builds up steadily until, after n 1 games, a major prize is won. This is awarded to the player and the primary fund reverts to its base level, only to build up again as further games are played. After a total of n 2 games, it reaches a permitted maximum, at which point the proportion of the stake money previously allocated to the primary fund is directed to the reserve fund (represented by a broken line), which builds up in a similar manner as further games are played. If another major win is achieved after a total of n 3 games, then the player is awarded a maximum prize. This exhausts the primary fund down to its base level, but there is an instant transfer from the reserve fund to the primary fund, which therefore starts to build up again from well above its base level. When it reaches maximum again, the reserve fund starts to be replenished.
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GB0117654A GB0117654D0 (en) 2001-07-20 2001-07-20 A prize awarding system for SWP AWP AND gaming machines

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DE19842832A1 (en) * 1998-09-18 2000-03-23 Adp Gauselmann Gmbh Gaming machine combined jackpot system operating method by transferring proportion of second jackpot to first jackpot after it has been won
US6210277B1 (en) * 1998-09-28 2001-04-03 Alexander Stefan Game of chance

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US9053602B2 (en) 2005-02-16 2015-06-09 Igt Flexible determination of progressive awards

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