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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2003
Olaf Vancura, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott R. Lewis, Henderson, NV (US);
Olaf Vancura, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott R. Lewis, Henderson, NV (US);
Progressive Gaming International Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A method for paying a progressive jackpot in a wide area progressive system having a progressive controller linked to groups of gaming terminals. Each gaming terminal using software determines, based upon at least the broadcast current progressive jackpot amount and the received wager, at least one fractional portion of the broadcast current progressive jackpot amount that may be won by the player when a progressive event occurs in play of the casino game of chance at the gaming terminal. The fractional progressive jackpot amount is delivered from the gaming terminal back to the progressive controller where it is deducted before the next current progressive jackpot amount is broadcast.