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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Richard J. Schneider, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Cara L. Iddings, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence R. Pitman, Corvallis, OR (US);
Richard J. Schneider, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Cara L. Iddings, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence R. Pitman, Corvallis, OR (US);
Acres Gaming Incorporated, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a time-based bonus system that can be pre-configured to award a certain amount of money to players of networked gaming devices over a certain time period. The amount of bonus money in a bonus pool is predetermined by a casino or other gaming network operator. Additionally, the total amount of bonus money in a particular bonus pool can be divided into multiple smaller bonuses, which can be distributed to many players over the time period in which the bonus pool is operating.