Weighted Progressive Jackpot Pool Across Linked Gaming Network
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional progressive jackpot systems in casinos involve low odds of winning and are limited to single games, leading to slow jackpot growth and reduced player engagement across multiple game types.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a weighted progressive jackpot system that networks multiple games, including live table games, electronic gaming machines, and online games, where the odds of winning and payout percentages are based on the specific game played, creating a larger, faster-growing progressive pool.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single game progressive jackpot is used, then the jackpot growth is slow, but the odds of winning remain low and player engagement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple progressive jackpots from different games into a single unified progressive pool. Multiple games (slots, table games, video poker) contribute to one shared jackpot, allowing the pool to grow faster while players from any participating game have a chance to win a portion based on their game's weighted contribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The progressive jackpot system becomes universal across multiple game types rather than being game-specific. The same progressive pool serves all participating games, enabling cross-game player engagement while maintaining each game's unique identity and payout structure.
2Productivity
If multiple games are linked into a single progressive pool, then the progressive pool grows faster, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces weighted parameters to manage complexity. Each game is assigned a weight based on its contribution characteristics, and the progressive pool is divided into weighted segments. This allows multiple games to be linked while using mathematical weights to simplify the distribution logic and manage system complexity.
3Reliability
If weighted progressive jackpot is implemented, then the odds of winning increase for players, but the payout percentages must be adjusted based on game odds
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses weighted parameters to adjust payout percentages based on each game's odds. Games with lower individual winning odds contribute more weight to the progressive pool, while games with higher odds contribute less. This parameter-based approach increases player reliability in winning while managing payout calculations through predefined weight structures.
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AI summary
System and method utilizing weighted progressive jackpots across a plurality of games, including live table games and/or electronic gaming machines and/or online games of chance. The weighted progressive jackpots facilitate a more versatile system whereby players may win meaningful percentages of the progressive jackpots based on the game being played. The odds of winning all or a piece of the progressive jackpots and the amount being won are based on the game being played. Moreover, the linking of multiple game types into a single progressive pool grows the progressive jackpot pool faster benefiting all linked games.