Gaming system and method of varying a jackpot game outcome

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-01
ARISTOCRAT TECH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
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[0007]In accordance with a first aspect, the present invention provides a jackpot triggering method for symbol jackpots, including, determining the amount of credit bet by a player on the commencement of game play, providing a substitute symbol that

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While it is a simple matter to scale the amount of prize return with regard to the amount of credit bet by the player for prizes that are of known value for a winning combination, it is not possible to do this for jackpot prizes

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[0037]Embodiments provide a jackpot triggering method for symbol-driven jackpots. The method determines the amount of credit bet by a player on the commencement of game play. There is provided a substitute symbol that operates to substitute for nominated symbol. Whether the substitute symbol substitutes for a jackpot winning symbol varies depending on the amount of credit bet by the player. This affects the probability of a jackpot being awarded.

[0038]The gaming system may be provided in a number of different forms.

[0039]In a first form, a stand alone gaming machine is provided wherein all or most components implementing the game are present in a player operable gaming machine.

[0040]In a second form, a distributed architecture is provided wherein some of the components implementing the game are present in a player operable gaming machine and some of the components implementing the game are located remotely relative to the gaming machine. For example, a “thick client” architecture ma...

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Abstract

A jackpot triggering method for symbol-driven jackpot awarding techniques comprises determining the amount of credit bet by a player on the commencement of game play. Whether a substitute symbol substitutes for a particular jackpot symbol varies depending on the amount of credit bet by the player and in turn affects the probability of a jackpot being awarded.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit of priority to Australian Provisional Patent Application No. 2008901550, filed on Mar. 31, 2008, entitled “A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VARYING A JACKPOT GAME OUTCOME”, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a gaming system and a method of gaming, and particularly, but not exclusively, to a gaming system and method of gaming which varies the outcome of a jackpot game.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]It is known to provide a gaming system which includes a game controller arranged to randomly display several symbols from a predetermined set of symbols and to determine a game outcome such as a game win based on the displayed symbols. Such gaming systems may commonly be implemented as a stepping machine provided with reels with each reel carrying several symbols of the set, or a video machine wherein selected symbols are displa...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/32G07F17/3258
Inventor PIRES, CLAUDIO DANIEL DIAS
Owner ARISTOCRAT TECH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
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