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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Peter R. Anderson, Glenview, IL (US);
Damon E. Gura, Chicago, IL (US);
Kyle G. Nyenhuis, Madison, WI (US);
Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, NV (US);
Saravanan Saravanan, Palatine, IL (US);
Peter R. Anderson, Glenview, IL (US);
Damon E. Gura, Chicago, IL (US);
Kyle G. Nyenhuis, Madison, WI (US);
Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, NV (US);
Saravanan Saravanan, Palatine, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for conducting wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes a processor(s) and a memory device(s) storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the gaming system to: store, on at least one memory device, a progressive game having a first set of configuration parameters; store, on at least one memory device, a primary wagering game having a second set of configuration parameters; and compare, via at least one processor, the first set of configuration parameters with the second set of configuration parameters to determine, in accordance with at least a first rule set, if the primary wagering game can be activated and paired with the progressive game.