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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Inventor:
Gregory Leigh Plowman, Lane Cove, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gaming methods and apparatus are described for providing a plurality of progressive prizes for a gaming system. Separate progressive prizes are maintained for each of a plurality of different wager options for a game playable on the gaming system. The progressive prizes can be maintained so as to reduce the difference in contribution to the expected return to player between the wager options.