Gaming System Mystery Progressive Jackpot Pools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming venues face challenges in attracting customers with new game variations while adhering to regulations, and players need intuitive game operations to maximize entertainment, with progressive jackpots not fully engaging players.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method and system for conducting mystery and progressive jackpots with separate pools, where contributions are made per game play, including ante bets, and determining prize awards through game outcomes, enabling multiple sub-pools and feature games for enhanced player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a single progressive jackpot pool is used across linked gaming machines, then the jackpot accumulates larger amounts, but player engagement and interest diminish due to lack of variety
Solution Approach 1:
The single progressive jackpot pool is divided into multiple separate progressive jackpot pools (first progressive jackpot pool, second progressive jackpot pool, etc.), each associated with different trigger conditions and award structures. This segmentation allows players to engage with multiple distinct jackpot opportunities while the system accumulates funds across all pools, maintaining both variety and substantial prize amounts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex game variations are implemented to attract customers, then venue competitiveness increases, but regulatory compliance becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system implements a universal progressive jackpot framework that can accommodate multiple game types and variations while maintaining consistent regulatory compliance. The system uses common elements (contribution mechanisms, pool management, trigger condition evaluation) that work across different games, allowing venues to offer diverse game selections without creating compliance complexity in each individual game implementation.
3Quantity of substance
If traditional progressive jackpot systems are used, then jackpot accumulation works, but player interest and excitement are not fully engaged
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic progressive jackpot pools where the accumulation and award mechanisms adapt based on game outcomes and trigger conditions. Different progressive pools can have different growth rates, trigger thresholds, and award structures, creating a more dynamic and engaging experience for players while maintaining effective jackpot accumulation across the linked gaming machines.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where game outcomes directly influence progressive pool contributions and potential awards. Players receive immediate feedback about their eligibility for different progressive jackpots based on their gameplay, and the system provides feedback about pool sizes and trigger conditions, enhancing player engagement while maintaining proper accumulation.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of gaming comprising: conducting a mystery jackpot and a progressive jackpot having, respectively, a mystery jackpot pool and a progressive jackpot pool to which contributions are made in response to game play on participating gaming devices; making a contribution to the mystery jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices; and making at least one contribution to the progressive jackpot pool in response to each play of a game with one of the participating gaming devices in which an ante bet is made on the game.