WO2006020797A3 - System and method for delivering mystery awards - Google Patents

System and method for delivering mystery awards Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2006020797A3
WO2006020797A3 PCT/US2005/028614 US2005028614W WO2006020797A3 WO 2006020797 A3 WO2006020797 A3 WO 2006020797A3 US 2005028614 W US2005028614 W US 2005028614W WO 2006020797 A3 WO2006020797 A3 WO 2006020797A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
award
eliminated
mystery
delivering
members
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2005/028614
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2006020797A2 (en
Inventor
Jeffrey R Jordan
Richard J Schneider
Richard E Rowe
Steve Kastner
Glen Keith Russell
Scott A Boyd
Original Assignee
Igt A Nevada Corp
Jeffrey R Jordan
Richard J Schneider
Richard E Rowe
Steve Kastner
Glen Keith Russell
Scott A Boyd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Igt A Nevada Corp, Jeffrey R Jordan, Richard J Schneider, Richard E Rowe, Steve Kastner, Glen Keith Russell, Scott A Boyd filed Critical Igt A Nevada Corp
Publication of WO2006020797A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006020797A2/en
Publication of WO2006020797A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006020797A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3267—Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Slot Machines And Peripheral Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A gaming system, comprising a plurality of gaming machines operating over a network, includes a bonus server for providing a promotion implementing a mystery award. The method for delivering a mystery award to a player over the computer gaming network comprises determining an award is to be delivered. A group of players eligible for the determined award is selected and notified of their eligibility to win the award. A portion of the group is then eliminated, thereby resulting in remaining eligible members. The eliminated members are notified of their elimination and the remaining eligible members are again eliminated from eligibility in subsequent steps until one or more award winners are selected. The one or more award winners are awarded the mystery award, and the eliminated players can be awarded a celebration (e.g. consolation) prize.
PCT/US2005/028614 2004-08-10 2005-08-10 System and method for delivering mystery awards WO2006020797A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US60061004P 2004-08-10 2004-08-10
US60/600,610 2004-08-10

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2006020797A2 WO2006020797A2 (en) 2006-02-23
WO2006020797A3 true WO2006020797A3 (en) 2007-01-04

Family

ID=35908152

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2005/028614 WO2006020797A2 (en) 2004-08-10 2005-08-10 System and method for delivering mystery awards

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US20060035705A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006020797A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (52)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7699699B2 (en) 2000-06-23 2010-04-20 Igt Gaming device having multiple selectable display interfaces based on player's wagers
US7695363B2 (en) * 2000-06-23 2010-04-13 Igt Gaming device having multiple display interfaces
US7273415B2 (en) 2000-09-07 2007-09-25 Igt Gaming device having a bonus scheme with multiple selection groups
CN101043922A (en) * 2004-08-19 2007-09-26 Igt公司 Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
US8251791B2 (en) 2004-08-19 2012-08-28 Igt Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
US7963847B2 (en) 2004-08-19 2011-06-21 Igt Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
US8021230B2 (en) 2004-08-19 2011-09-20 Igt Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
US7892093B2 (en) 2004-08-19 2011-02-22 Igt Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards
US7905777B2 (en) * 2005-08-04 2011-03-15 Igt Methods and apparatus for auctioning an item via a gaming device
US8651946B1 (en) * 2005-08-25 2014-02-18 Bally Gaming, Inc. Coin-out gaming reward system
US7819745B2 (en) * 2005-09-06 2010-10-26 Igt Gaming system which provides multiple players multiple bonus awards
US7500913B2 (en) * 2005-09-06 2009-03-10 Igt Gaming system which provides multiple players multiple bonus awards
US7597621B2 (en) * 2005-09-06 2009-10-06 Igt Gaming device having progressive awards and supplemental awards
US7753782B2 (en) 2005-09-06 2010-07-13 Igt Gaming system and method for providing multiple players multiple bonus awards
US7841939B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2010-11-30 Igt Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US8216065B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2012-07-10 Igt Gaming system having multiple adjacently arranged gaming machines which each provide a component for a multi-component game
US8137188B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2012-03-20 Igt Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US8128491B2 (en) * 2005-09-09 2012-03-06 Igt Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US20090011826A1 (en) * 2006-01-13 2009-01-08 Acres-Fiore, Inc. Bonus with Increasing Proximity of Occurrence
US20090075728A1 (en) * 2006-01-13 2009-03-19 Acres-Fiore, Inc. Proximity meter manipulation on a gaming event
US20090093299A1 (en) * 2006-01-13 2009-04-09 Acres-Fiore, Inc. Recent result display indicia for gaming device
US7780520B2 (en) * 2006-03-15 2010-08-24 Igt Gaming device having multiple different types of progressive awards
WO2007147161A2 (en) * 2006-06-16 2007-12-21 Atlantic City Coin & Slot Service Company, Inc. Gaming device and method of use
NZ549369A (en) * 2006-08-21 2008-03-28 Fortune Gaming Corp Ltd Gaming methodology and apparatus
US7862430B2 (en) * 2006-09-27 2011-01-04 Igt Server based gaming system having system triggered loyalty award sequences
US8616959B2 (en) * 2006-09-27 2013-12-31 Igt Server based gaming system having system triggered loyalty award sequences
US7674180B2 (en) * 2006-09-27 2010-03-09 Igt Server based gaming system having system triggered loyalty award sequences
US8523665B2 (en) * 2006-10-11 2013-09-03 Igt Gaming system and method having multi-level mystery triggered progressive awards
US7857699B2 (en) * 2006-11-01 2010-12-28 Igt Gaming system and method of operating a gaming system having a bonus participation bidding sequence
US7789755B2 (en) * 2006-11-06 2010-09-07 Igt Gaming system and method having award distribution using shares
US9047733B2 (en) 2006-11-08 2015-06-02 Igt Gaming system and method for providing multiple level progressive awards with increased odds of winning higher level progressive awards
US7963845B2 (en) 2006-11-08 2011-06-21 Igt Gaming system and method with multiple progressive award levels and a skill based determination of providing one of the progressive award levels
US20080207304A1 (en) * 2007-02-27 2008-08-28 Acres-Fiore, Inc. Improved presentation of multi-level mystery bonus awards
AU2008245444B9 (en) 2007-04-30 2013-11-14 Acres Technology Gaming device with personality
US7985133B2 (en) 2007-07-30 2011-07-26 Igt Gaming system and method for providing an additional gaming currency
US8900053B2 (en) * 2007-08-10 2014-12-02 Igt Gaming system and method for providing different bonus awards based on different types of triggered events
US20090117972A1 (en) * 2007-11-01 2009-05-07 Paltronics, Inc. Systems and/or methods for distributing bonus rewards based on accumulated gaming device wins
US10699524B2 (en) 2007-11-08 2020-06-30 Igt Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing multi-level progressive awards
US8500548B2 (en) * 2007-11-08 2013-08-06 Igt Gaming system and method for providing team progressive awards
US8398474B2 (en) 2008-02-26 2013-03-19 Patent Investment & Licensing Company Method and apparatus for selectively indicating win probability
US8272941B2 (en) 2008-03-20 2012-09-25 Patent Investment & Licensing Company Bonus with proximity of occurrence related to base game outcomes or payback percentage
US20090275379A1 (en) * 2008-04-30 2009-11-05 Tien-Shu Hsu House advantage excluding game apparatus and method of implementing the same
US8376836B2 (en) 2008-11-07 2013-02-19 Igt Server based gaming system and method for providing deferral of bonus events
US8747218B2 (en) * 2009-09-30 2014-06-10 Dynamite Services Pty Limited Gaming apparatus and systems with a triggerable feature event
AU2009222486B1 (en) * 2009-09-30 2010-12-09 Dynamite Services Pty Limited Gaming Apparatus and Systems
US8696436B2 (en) * 2009-11-16 2014-04-15 Patent Investment & Licensing Company Method for displaying gaming result
US9633512B2 (en) 2011-11-07 2017-04-25 Patent Investment & Licensing Company Method and apparatus for triggering a bonus
US8708804B2 (en) 2012-06-22 2014-04-29 Igt Gaming system and method providing a collection game including at least one customizable award collector
US9524614B2 (en) 2012-09-25 2016-12-20 Igt Gaming system and method for permanently increasing the average expected payback percentage of a game for a player
US9390585B2 (en) 2013-07-17 2016-07-12 Igt Gaming system and method for providing team play benefits
US9098968B1 (en) 2014-02-12 2015-08-04 Igt Gaming system and method for accumulating and redeeming community game tokens
US9972171B2 (en) 2015-09-24 2018-05-15 Igt Gaming system and method for providing a triggering event based on a collection of units from different games

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020132658A1 (en) * 2000-11-10 2002-09-19 Brown Duncan F. Racing game
US20030060279A1 (en) * 1997-01-15 2003-03-27 Torango Lawrence J. Progressive system and methods

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5655961A (en) * 1994-10-12 1997-08-12 Acres Gaming, Inc. Method for operating networked gaming devices
US6210275B1 (en) * 1998-05-26 2001-04-03 Mikohn Gaming Corporation Progressive jackpot game with guaranteed winner

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20030060279A1 (en) * 1997-01-15 2003-03-27 Torango Lawrence J. Progressive system and methods
US20020132658A1 (en) * 2000-11-10 2002-09-19 Brown Duncan F. Racing game
US6793575B2 (en) * 2000-11-10 2004-09-21 Case Venture Management, Llc Racing game

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20060035705A1 (en) 2006-02-16
WO2006020797A2 (en) 2006-02-23

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2006020797A3 (en) System and method for delivering mystery awards
US8162666B2 (en) Multi-player secondary gaming method and system
WO2006066251A3 (en) Techniques for generating random awards using a plurality of average values
US7871328B2 (en) Random pay using non-gaming revenue
US6488580B1 (en) Method and apparatus for casino system for, e.g., skill based games
WO2001032276A3 (en) Tournament play in a network gaming system
WO2008133850A8 (en) Community gaming system with hybrid community and individual outcomes and awards
EP1675079A3 (en) Enhanced big wheel game
GB2368539A (en) Prize awarding system
EP1383096A3 (en) Method and apparatus for gaming
WO2004027584A3 (en) Cross-enterprise gaming server
WO2008022323A3 (en) Method and apparatus for providing player incentives
EP1513114A3 (en) Free game bonus round for gaming machines
WO2006110867A3 (en) System and method for providing a multiple-stage contest
WO2008039892A3 (en) System and method for progressive jackpot gaming
WO2001074460A3 (en) Lottery game
WO2005118096A3 (en) Multi-wager game of chance with “as is” prize on non-max bet
EP2077537A3 (en) Token management system and method of operation thereof
EP1580701A3 (en) Method, system and software product for playing a communal wager game
WO2005026888A3 (en) Gaming device having multiple interrelated secondary games
WO2008061142A3 (en) Methods and apparatus for conducting lottery games
US20100203958A1 (en) Progressive game scheme for machine play and lotteries
WO2006081022A3 (en) Instant online lottery method and system
WO2005020014A3 (en) Method for awarding prizes
WO2008057189A3 (en) Gaming system having composite awards

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BW BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KM KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NA NG NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SM SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase