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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Akihiko Naito, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Michael Ratner, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Edward Sepich, Henderson, NV (US);
Thomas Soukup, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Yuji Taniguchi, Henderson, NV (US);
KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award amounts, each total award amount associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award.