Electronic gaming device with subscription based progressive functionality

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9990803-B2
Application number	US-201314030885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2013
Priority date	Sep 18, 2013
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

Examples disclosed herein relate to an electronic gaming device including a memory, a processor, and a plurality of reels. The plurality of reels may include one or more areas. The memory may include one or more one or more subscription based progressive structures. The processor may generate one or more symbols to be located in the one or more areas.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic gaming device comprising:
at least one display configured to present gaming information to a player of the electronic gaming device;
at least one credit device configured to accept a physical item representing a monetary value, the monetary value funding a player account accessible at the electronic gaming device or a wager at the electronic gaming device;
at least one input device;
a memory, the memory including a plurality of subscription based progressive structures; and
a processor configured to execute machine readable instructions stored on the memory, which when executed, cause the electronic gaming machine to perform the following steps in order:
(1) display on the at least one display a plurality of progressive pools available to the player, the progressive pools each being subscription based and comprising a predetermined cost to join the progressive pool and a payout associated with the progressive pool and a cost to remain eligible which is different than the cost to join, wherein the cost to remain eligible varies based on at least one of a number of participants in the progressive pool, a prize size of the payout associated with the progressive pool, and a number of the selected pools subscribed to by the player;
(2) receive an input from the player via the at least one input device to select at least two of the plurality of progressive pools;
(3) determine a total cost required to play the progressive pools selected by the player based on the predetermined cost to join and/or remain eligible for each selected progressive pool;
(4) receive payment from the player via the input device for the total cost and to place a wager for at least one wagering game at the electronic gaming device;
(5) determine an outcome of the at least one wagering game, and determine whether a progressive pool winning event corresponding to one or more of the at least two selected progressive pools was received; and
(6) award a progressive jackpot for each progressive pool wining event corresponding to one or more of the at least two selected progressive pools.

2. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of progressive pools may be accessed by multiple gaming machines which present different types of wagering games.

3. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined cost to join each progressive is variable.

4. The electronic gaming device of claim 3 , where the predetermined cost to join each progressive depends on a number of the selected progressive pools.

5. The electronic gaming device of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined cost to join each progressive depends on the payout associated the progressive pool.

6. The electronic gaming device of claim 5 , wherein the payout associated with the progressive pool is variable.

7. The electronic gaming device of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined cost to join each progressive depends on a length of time the player subscribes to the selected progressive pools.

8. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of progressive pools are subscription based progressive pools.

9. The electronic gaming device of claim 8 , wherein the cost to join the plurality of progressive pools are based on a length of time subscribed to the progressive pools.

10. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined cost to join the progressive pool is a side wager presented at the electronic gaming device.

11. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined cost to join the progressive pool comprises part of the wager for the at least one wagering game at the electronic gaming device.

12. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein a base game payout algorithm is modified based on a number of selected progressive pools by the player.

13. The electronic gaming device of claim 12 , wherein the base game payout algorithm is modified based on at least one of a player card information, a promotion, and a time of day.

14. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wagering game comprises two or more wagering games.

15. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the cost to join the progressive pool is a subscription.

16. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the payment for the total cost is received before the payment for the wager.

17. The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein each of the progressive pools may be selected and won relative to a plurality of different wagering games.

Assignees

• Cadillac Jack Inc
• Ags Llc

Inventors

• Imudia Godfrey
• Torres Jared
• Davis Steven

Classifications

• G07F17/3255

  Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title

• G07F17/3258 Primary

  Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · CPC title