Gaming system having tools for pairing wagering games with available progressive games
US8439749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3244
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of conducting wagering games, and computer programs for conducting wagering games are disclosed. A gaming system for playing a wagering game is disclosed which includes a processor(s) and a memory device(s) storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the gaming system to: store, on at least one memory device, a progressive game having a first set of configuration parameters; store, on at least one memory device, a primary wagering game having a second set of configuration parameters; and compare, via at least one processor, the first set of configuration parameters with the second set of configuration parameters to determine, in accordance with at least a first rule set, if the primary wagering game can be activated and paired with the progressive game.
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