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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Tom Cahill, Newport, RI (US);
Heather Clifford, Uncasville, CT (US);
Glenn Caldwell, Warwick, RI (US);
Deborah Hach, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Ryan Reddy, Cranston, RI (US);
Tom Cahill, Newport, RI (US);
Heather Clifford, Uncasville, CT (US);
Glenn Caldwell, Warwick, RI (US);
Deborah Hach, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Ryan Reddy, Cranston, RI (US);
GTECH Rhode Island Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A method of facilitating the play of a progressive game and a system for facilitating the play of a progressive game are disclosed. The method may include accruing a portion of wagers to a multi-vendor progressive prize fund, tracking the total amount accrued to the multi-vendor progressive prize fund by the first set of game terminals in a first prize determination interval. The method may include receiving a second wager from a second player of a second game of chance, the second game of chance operating on a second game terminal in a second set of game terminals. The method may include determining that the second player has won a progressive. The method may also include determining the value of the progressive prize, the value of the progressive prize depending on the size of the multi-vendor progressive prize fund and on an amount of contributions accrued from the second set of game terminals to the multi-vendor progressive prize fund during a second prize determination interval.