Linear scatter jackpot method and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8475268
APP PUB NO 20070281783A1
SERIAL NO

10591310

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A method for awarding a jackpot, and a corresponding gaming machine and system. The jackpot is awarded based upon a presence of scatter symbols appearing in a game outcome in a predefined manner. The jackpot is preferably linked across multiple machines. In a preferred form, scatter symbols on one reel may be in an active or inactive state, the jackpot is awarded only if they are in the active state, and the probability of them being in an active state is dependent upon the size of the player's wager, so as to provide linear returns to players.

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  • BALLY TECHNOLOGIES ANZ PTY LTD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Masen, Andrew Kensington, AU 4 39
O'Halloran, Terry Bellevue Hill, AU 22 776

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