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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2006
Applicants:

Ryan W. Cuddy, Reno, NV (US);

Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);

Carl V. Kniesteadt, Reno, NV (US);

Dov Randall, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Inventors:

Ryan W. Cuddy, Reno, NV (US);

Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);

Carl V. Kniesteadt, Reno, NV (US);

Dov Randall, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Assignee:

IGT, Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are each provided a chance to participate in the bonus event as well. Each remaining gaming device's chance of participating in the bonus event is based on the individual accumulated bonus event pool for that gaming device.


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