Progressive Award Rate Balancing Across Mixed Gaming Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming establishments face challenges with gaming devices having different attributes being associated with the same progressive award, leading to uneven contributions and win probabilities, with video poker devices disproportionately funding progressive awards relative to video reel devices due to varying wager amounts and average expected payback percentages.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that dynamically adjusts progressive award contribution rates and win probabilities based on gaming device attributes, such as average expected payback percentages, ensuring equitable contributions and win chances across different devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a universal progressive award is associated with all gaming devices, then the progressive award pool accumulates faster, but devices with different attributes contribute unevenly to the pool
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different progressive award contribution rates to different gaming devices based on their specific attributes. Video poker devices, which have higher average expected payback percentages, are assigned lower contribution rates (e.g., 2-5%), while video reel devices with lower payback percentages are assigned higher contribution rates (e.g., 10-20%). This ensures that each device type contributes equitably to the universal progressive award pool relative to its operational characteristics.
2Ease of operation
If different contribution rates are applied to different device types, then equitable contributions are achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the progressive award contribution rate parameter based on gaming device attributes. The system modifies the contribution rate parameter according to the device type, average expected payback percentage, and other characteristics. This automated parameter adjustment resolves the complexity issue by using predefined rules and algorithms that automatically determine appropriate contribution rates without requiring manual intervention for each device.
3Quantity of substance
If video poker devices contribute at higher rates, then the progressive award pool grows faster, but the operator hold percentage decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the progressive award contribution rate parameter based on gaming device attributes. The system modifies the contribution rate parameter according to the device type, average expected payback percentage, and other characteristics. This automated parameter adjustment resolves the complexity issue by using predefined rules and algorithms that automatically determine appropriate contribution rates without requiring manual intervention for each device.
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AI summary
Systems and methods that modify one or more parameters associated with a progressive award based on one or more parameters of a gaming device associated with the progressive award.