Patent ID: 9373222
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling configuration of a plurality of linked games, the method being performed by a controller device that is in communication with a plurality of electronic gaming machines, including: providing a user interface thereby to enable a user to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers, wherein configuring a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers includes receiving, from the user, data indicative of a linked game selected from a set of available linked games and wherein at least one of the virtual jackpot controllers is not compatible with all of the electronic gaming machines in the plurality of electronic gaming machines; for each of the virtual jackpot controllers: (i) identifying a set of the plurality of electronic gaming machines that are compatible with the selected linked game and thus are capable of interacting with the selected linked game, including one or more electronic gaming machines that are compatible but not configured to participate in the selected linked game, wherein each of the electronic gaming machines is configured to provide a respective local game based on software instructions executing at the gaming machine; and (ii) providing, via the user interface, controls thereby to enable a user to selectively associate one or more of the identified set of electronic gaming machines with the virtual jackpot controller, including one or more electronic gaming machines that are not configured to participate in the selected linked game; and (iii) configuring the virtual jackpot controller to provide its selected linked game in respect of its associated electronic gaming machines, such that each of its associated electronic gaming machines are configured to participate in the selected linked game; and simultaneously executing the respective linked games of each of the plurality of virtual jackpot controllers in respect of their associated gaming machines.