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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Daniel Dewaal, Reno, NV (US);
Vincent Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lance R. Peterson, Reno, NV (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
Daniel Dewaal, Reno, NV (US);
Vincent Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lance R. Peterson, Reno, NV (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system and method including at least one gaming system progressive award adapted to be provided to any player at one of a plurality of the gaming machines. The gaming system progressive award is associated with a designated quantity of points wherein the first player at one of the gaming devices to accumulate the designated quantity of points is provided the gaming system progressive award. The gaming system and method also includes, for each of a plurality of players, a plurality of personal progressive awards arranged in a personal multi-level progressive configuration. Such personal progressive awards are individual to each specific player and funded by that player's wagers placed at the gaming devices in the gaming system.