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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2011
Daniel M. Marks, Brooklyn, NJ (US);
Anthony M. Singer, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Howard M. Marks, Westport, CT (US);
Daniel M. Marks, Brooklyn, NJ (US);
Anthony M. Singer, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Howard M. Marks, Westport, CT (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A slot machine issues a percentage of one or more progressive awards based upon any wager level ('Percentage Progressive'). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Percentage Progressive concept operates as follows: The game displays the total progressive award amount; The player sets the wager; The game displays a Percentage Progressive value based upon the wager level; The player presses the spin button; The reels to spin and stop; The player collects credits for any winning combinations appearing on the reels, including pay table and progressive awards. In the event of a progressive award, the player receives the Percentage Progressive value*total progressive award amount. The preferred embodiment of the present invention, therefore, allows players to participate in progressive awards at any wager level.