| US 7,559,836 B2 | ||
| System and method for administering a progressive jackpot limited to a bonus round | ||
| Ignacio Gerson, Buenos Aires (Argentina); Mauricio Lambreras, Buenos Aires (Argentina); Ignacio Jaureguiberry, Buenos Aires (Argentina); and Diego Yanivello, Buenos Aires (Argentina) | ||
| Assigned to ID Interactive LLC, Delray Beach, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/558,564. | ||
| Application 11/558564 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/459253, filed on Jul. 21, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/459253 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/337960, filed on Jan. 23, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Application 11/337960 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/326125, filed on Jan. 03, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/326125 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/035691, filed on Jan. 14, 2005, granted, now 7,393,278. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0218972 A1, Sep. 20, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G07F 17/34 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—9 [463/20; 463/25; 463/26; 463/27; 273/143 R; 273/138.2] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A method for implementing a wagering game on a slot machine, the method comprising:
receiving, from a player, a wager on the slot machine;
spinning reels on the slot machine to generate a random result;
determining if the random result triggers a bonus round, and if so, then triggering the bonus round;
if the bonus round is triggered, then performing:
completing, by the player, a current bonus round which involves action(s) by the player incorporating skill;
determining and awarding to the player an actual award earned by the player in the current bonus round based at least one
of the player's actions in the current bonus round;
identifying an optimal award that can be earned by the player in the current bonus round; and
comparing the optimal award to the actual award, and if the actual award is less then the optimal award, then contributing
a contribution to a bonus round progressive jackpot.
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