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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Tom Cahill, Newport, RI (US);
Glenn Caldwell, Warwick, RI (US);
Heather Clifford, Uncasville, CT (US);
Deborah Hach, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Ryan Reddy, Cranston, RI (US);
Tom Cahill, Newport, RI (US);
Glenn Caldwell, Warwick, RI (US);
Heather Clifford, Uncasville, CT (US);
Deborah Hach, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Ryan Reddy, Cranston, RI (US);
Spielo International Canada, ULC, Moncton, New Brunswick, CA;
Abstract
Systems for facilitating the play of a progressive game. The systems are configured to accrue a portion of wagers to a multivendor progressive prize fund and track the amount accrued to the prize fund by a first set of game terminals in a first prize determination interval. Optionally, the system is configured to receive 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. Optionally the system determines that the second player has won a progressive prize. Optionally the system is configured to determine the value of the progressive prize, the value depending on the size of the multivendor progressive prize fund and on an amount of contributions accrued from the second set of game terminals to the multivendor progressive prize fund during a second prize determination interval.