Progressive promotional marketing system
US7717788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3258
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system manages a progressive jackpot associated with designated gaming machines. The progressive jackpot is funded from a source of funds, and at a funding rate, independent of the paytables of the associated gaming machines. The system determines whether a player playing the associated gaming machine is eligible for the progressive jackpot using player eligibility rules, and further selects a winning player from among the eligible players (or from the associated gaming machines). The system uses funding rate rules to control the rate at which the progressive jackpot is incremented.
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