Wagering game method, gaming machine, gaming system, and program product providing progressive prize control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9704337
APP PUB NO 20130157757A1
SERIAL NO

13720790

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A progressive gaming method may be conducted in a distributed fashion without a progressive controller. In such a method game play inputs are received through a respective player input system of each of two or more gaming machines. Each game play input defines a wager for a respective play of a wagering game. A progressive contribution value for each respective wager is calculated and a local progressive register value is incremented by that calculated amount. Calculating the progressive contribution value and incrementing the local progressive register value may each be performed at the gaming machine at which the respective wager is defined, and these calculated progressive contribution values are then communicated to each other gaming machine of the two or more gaming machines. Each gaming machine maintains a total progressive value based on the locally calculated progressive contribution values and the values communicated from other gaming machines.

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Patent Owner(s)

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EVERI GAMES INC206 WILD BASIN ROAD SOUTH AUSTIN TX 78746
EVERI PAYMENTS INC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113
GCA MTL LLC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113
EVERI HOLDINGS INC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113
EVERI INTERACTIVE LLC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113
CENTRAL CREDIT LLC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113
EVERI GAMES HOLDING INC7250 S TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS NV 89113

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cody, J P Austin, US 9 142
Riggs, Keith Austin, US 31 742

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