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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Bryan D. Wolf, Reno, NV (US);
Gregory A. Schlottman, Sparks, NV (US);
William R. Brosnan, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming apparatus and method is provided that is capable of rewarding a distributed jackpot to players using gaming units that are electronically linked to one another. The distributed jackpot may be shared among non-winning players when a winning result is achieved by a winning player.