Mystery Jackpot Segmentation for Eligible Wager Growth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mystery jackpots in wagering games often fail to entice players until the jackpot pool approaches its maximum value, leading to delayed growth and reduced player engagement, as players are not incentivized to increase their wagers until they know the jackpot is about to be awarded.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a mystery jackpot system with restricted payouts, where all player wagers fund a primary and secondary jackpot pool, allowing only eligible players to win, thereby increasing the jackpot's growth rate and player engagement by differentiating wager types and funding sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a mystery jackpot allows all players to contribute to the jackpot pool, then the jackpot grows faster and player engagement increases, but ineligible players can also win the jackpot which reduces the incentive for players to increase their wagers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the jackpot pool into two separate pools: a first jackpot pool funded by eligible players and a second jackpot pool funded by ineligible players. This segmentation allows the system to maintain fast jackpot growth from all players while ensuring that only eligible players can win the mystery jackpot, thus resolving the contradiction between productivity and reliability.
2Ease of operation
If players are not informed that the jackpot is about to hit, then the mystery jackpot remains inactive and players are not enticed to increase their play, but if players are informed, then player engagement increases only when the jackpot is active
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by continuously tracking the jackpot pool value and pre-determining when the mystery jackpot will become active based on the defined maximum value. The system can inform players in advance that the jackpot is approaching its threshold, creating anticipation and engagement before the actual activation point, thus reducing the loss of time.
3Device complexity
If the mystery jackpot uses a single jackpot pool for all players, then the system is simpler to implement, but the jackpot cannot grow independently for different player groups and player incentives are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation by creating separate first and second jackpot pools for eligible and ineligible players respectively. This allows each pool to grow independently based on its specific player base, increasing the overall productivity of the mystery jackpot system while maintaining manageable complexity through structured separation of funds.
Data Source
AI summary
A mystery jackpot system having an restricted payout scheme allows a mystery jackpot to be incremented by player wagers in a rapid fashion while providing incentives to players to make larger wagers. The mystery jackpot system may have a primary jackpot pool and a secondary jackpot pool. The primary jackpot pool may be funded by eligible wagers, while the secondary jackpot pool may be funded by smaller ineligible wagers. The amount or value of the primary jackpot pool may be used to determine whether the mystery jackpot is active. For example, the mystery jackpot may be active and awardable only if the primary jackpot pool is above a particular amount and below a maximum amount. A player winning the mystery jackpot may be awarded both the primary and secondary jackpot pools. Only players making eligible wagers may win the mystery jackpot.