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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Dean Wright, Emu Plains, AU;
Stephen Cowan, Woronora Heights, AU;
Dean Wright, Emu Plains, AU;
Stephen Cowan, Woronora Heights, AU;
Paltronics Australasia Pty Limited, Taron Point, AU;
Abstract
An embodiment of the method commences with some initialization stepsand, which include defining parameters for first and second jackpots. A loop commences at stepsandat which current values of the first and second jackpot prize pools are calculated. At stepthe CPUdetermines whether storage criterion has been met. If so, the process flow moves to stepsand. If not, the process flow moves directly to step. At stepthe current value of the second jackpot prize pool is stored as a 'pending prize'. Stepsandeffectively reset the second jackpot. At stepthe CPUdetermines whether the award criterion has been met. If not, the process flow loops back to step. If so, the first jackpot prize pool is awarded at step, along with one or more of any pending jackpot prizes, in accordance with a jackpot prize distribution scheme, then the pending jackpot prizes are deleted. At stepthe award criterion is redefined and at stepthe first jackpot prize pool is reset, before the process flow loops back to step