| US 7,585,223 B2 | ||
| Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards | ||
| Cara L. Iddings, Henderson, Nev. (US); Daniel Dewaal, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); Bryan D. Bullard, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); Chad Little, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); Vince Manfredi, Henderson, Nev. (US); and Richard J. Schneider, Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 30, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/830,031. | ||
| Application 11/830031 is a continuation of application No. 11/470223, filed on Sep. 05, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/715526, filed on Sep. 09, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/745947, filed on Apr. 28, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0020832 A1, Jan. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—27 | 43 Claims |
| 1. A gaming system comprising:
a controller programmed to maintain a first game progressive award;
a first gaming device configured to communicate with the controller, said first gaming device including at least one display
device, at least one input device, at least one gaming device processor and at least one memory device which stores a plurality
of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at
least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) enable a first player to place a first game wager on a play of a first game,
(b) determine whether to provide the maintained first game progressive award to the first player, wherein said determination
is based on a first probability greater than zero percent and less than one hundred percent of the first player winning the
maintained first game progressive award, and
(c) if the determination is to provide the maintained first game progressive award, display and provide at least part of the
maintained first game progressive award to the first player; and
a second gaming device configured to communicate with the controller, said second gaming device including at least one display
device, at least one input device, at least one gaming device processor, and at least one memory device which stores a plurality
of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at
least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) enable a second player to place a side wager on being provided the maintained first game progressive award, and
(b) if the side wager is placed:
(i) determine whether to provide the maintained first game progressive award to the second player, wherein said determination
is based on a second, different probability greater than zero percent and less than one hundred percent of the second player
winning the maintained first game progressive award, the second probability is based on an amount of the side wager, and
(ii) if the determination is to provide the maintained first game progressive award, display and provide at least part of
the maintained first game progressive award to the second player.
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