Dynamic Pay Table Adjustment for Progressive Jackpot Eligibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems face challenges in providing enhanced eligibility for progressive jackpots, as players are typically required to wager the maximum amount to qualify, limiting entertainment value and player engagement.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that allows players to modify the minimum wager amount to reduce payout possibilities while maintaining eligibility for progressive jackpots, enabling players to wager less and still qualify for progressive awards by adjusting the pay table and wagering conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the minimum wager amount is reduced to allow players to wager less, then player engagement and entertainment value are improved, but the eligibility for progressive jackpots is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts game parameters (payout possibilities, pay table configurations) based on the wager amount selected by the player. When a player chooses to wager less than the default minimum, the system modifies the game parameters to maintain progressive jackpot eligibility, creating a dynamic adaptation that resolves the contradiction between reduced wagering and jackpot qualification.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the parameters of the wagering game (specifically payout possibilities and pay table entries) in response to the wager amount. By adjusting these parameters, the system enables players to qualify for progressive jackpots at lower wager amounts, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of operation (lower wagers) and reliability (jackpot eligibility).
2Reliability
If the default minimum wager amount is maintained to ensure progressive jackpot eligibility, then jackpot qualification is preserved, but player flexibility and entertainment value are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static minimum wager requirement to a dynamic parameter adjustment mechanism. Players can select different wager amounts, and the system dynamically modifies game parameters to maintain progressive jackpot eligibility across multiple wager levels, thereby enhancing player flexibility while preserving jackpot qualification.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements parameter changes in the pay table and payout possibilities based on selected wager amounts. This allows the system to maintain progressive jackpot eligibility (reliability) while accommodating different player preferences and wagering strategies (adaptability), resolving the contradiction between these two features.
3Ease of operation
If payout possibilities are reduced to allow lower wager amounts, then player accessibility is improved, but game complexity and configuration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic parameter adjustment where the game configuration automatically adapts to the selected wager amount. The controller modifies payout possibilities and pay table entries in real-time based on player input, making the system more accessible while managing complexity through automated dynamic reconfiguration rather than multiple static game modes.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention manages game complexity by implementing systematic parameter changes in the pay table and payout structures. These parameter changes are automatically configured by the controller based on the selected wager level, improving player accessibility while containing configuration complexity through a unified dynamic adjustment mechanism rather than multiple independent game configurations.
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AI summary
A gaming system includes game logic circuitry for a wagering game which awards one or more progressive jackpots upon the occurrence of a progressive jackpot triggering event. The game logic circuitry also operates the wagering game to grant progressive jackpot eligibility for one or more progressive jackpot awards for a player wagering an amount which would otherwise deny the player eligibility for the one or more of the progressive jackpot awards. As a result of maintaining progressive jackpot eligibility with the reduced wagering amount, one or more winning combinations in the pay table of the wagering game are removed or reduced.