Shared Progressive Gaming System with Segmented Prize Pools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing progressive gaming systems face challenges in maintaining player interest and revenue due to diminished motivation from sharing large jackpots and inadequate incentives for remaining eligible, leading to decreased play and revenue.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for a shared progressive gaming system that includes a primary and secondary progressive prize, where players can win the primary prize without sharing and are eligible for a secondary prize by maintaining an active status, with visible indicators and strategies to encourage active play, and a prize expiration and reissue module to enhance funding and player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If players share the progressive jackpot with other players, then player participation increases, but player motivation decreases due to diminished expected value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the progressive jackpot into two separate prizes: a primary progressive jackpot that is won alone by the triggering player, and a secondary shared jackpot that is distributed among eligible players. This segmentation allows players to be motivated by the large primary prize while still participating in the shared secondary prize, resolving the contradiction between player participation and motivation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different quality characteristics to different parts of the prize structure. The primary jackpot offers high value with exclusive ownership (no sharing), while the secondary jackpot offers moderate value with shared distribution. This local differentiation allows players to engage with the game for multiple reasons, maintaining motivation while increasing participation.
2Productivity
If players are required to remain eligible within a predetermined time interval, then player engagement increases, but player awareness of eligibility requirements decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous feedback mechanisms through visible indicators on the gaming device that show players whether they are currently eligible for the shared jackpot and how long their eligibility period remains. This ongoing feedback keeps players informed of their eligibility status without requiring them to remember complex time intervals, thereby maintaining engagement while preserving awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically tracking and managing player eligibility time intervals in the background, and by providing advance information through visible indicators before the jackpot trigger event. This eliminates the need for players to actively monitor or remember eligibility requirements, maintaining both engagement and awareness.
3Quantity of substance
If the progressive prize accumulates to a large sum, then player attraction increases, but the frequency of winning decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the jackpot into primary and secondary components, the system maintains large prize amounts that attract players while increasing the effective frequency of winning. The primary jackpot still accumulates to large sums infrequently, but the secondary jackpot is awarded more regularly to eligible players, thereby increasing overall winning frequency while preserving player attraction through the large primary prize potential.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a progressive system for paying out a primary progressive prize and a secondary progressive prize. The system includes a progressive controller, a plurality of game devices each configured to execute a game of chance and a network interconnecting the progressive controller and the game devices. A funding module is executable by the progressive controller to maintain primary and secondary award pools. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the game devices may award shares of the secondary progressive pool to players. When the primary progressive is triggered, share holders may redeem their shares for a value determined by the system. In some embodiments, winners of shares may monitor the value of their pending certificates through various outlets such as social media sites.