Concentric Roulette Wheels with Integrated Jackpot Feature
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming machines lack innovative features to sustain user interest and provide varied winning opportunities, relying on secondary or bonus games that are distinct from primary games, which limits engagement and variety.
Innovation Solution
A roulette gaming system with a jackpot feature incorporating three concentrically arranged rotatable wheels displaying unique symbols, offering MINOR, MAJOR, and GRAND jackpots, where players can win progressive awards by betting with special jackpot chips, with a visible and hidden jackpot fund system to maintain player interest and rapid replenishment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If secondary or bonus games are provided as separate games with different rules and symbols, then users have more winning opportunities, but user engagement and interest duration decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the primary game and bonus game into a single integrated roulette game. The same roulette wheel and game interface are used for both modes, eliminating the need for separate bonus games with different rules. Players remain in the same game environment while transitioning between standard play and jackpot opportunities, thereby maintaining user engagement while providing varied winning opportunities through the integrated jackpot feature.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number and variety of winning combinations are increased, then payouts are more varied and attractive, but the complexity of the game system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the jackpot winning combinations into distinct categories: Minor Jackpot (2-3 matching symbols), Major Jackpot (4-5 matching symbols), and Grand Jackpot (6-7 matching symbols). This segmentation allows the system to offer varied winning opportunities with different payout levels while maintaining a manageable complexity structure. The same roulette wheel interface handles all segments, avoiding the need for multiple complex game systems.
3Duration of action of moving object
If a jackpot system with multiple levels is implemented, then user interest and engagement increase, but the system complexity and management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The roulette wheel serves multiple functions: it operates as the primary game interface for standard betting and simultaneously functions as the jackpot determination mechanism for all three jackpot levels. The same wheel symbols and spinning mechanism are used for both regular play and jackpot evaluation, eliminating the need for separate bonus wheels or interfaces. This multi-functionality reduces system complexity while maintaining engaging jackpot features.
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AI summary
A gaming system comprises an acceptor for receiving a wager, a payout mechanism, a credit meter, at least one input device for receiving player input, a display and a processor. Two or more independently rotatable wheels are concentrically arranged with increasing diameters. Each wheel includes a set of unique symbols on its outer circumference. A first of the two or more wheels comprises a first number of positions on its outer circumference for selecting a first subset of the set of unique symbols when the first wheel has stopped. A second of the two or more wheels comprises a second number of positions on its outer circumference for selecting a second subset of the set of unique symbols when the second wheel has stopped. The symbols of the second subset of unique symbols also contained in the first subset of unique symbols are qualified for an award.