Patent ID: 9355521
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system for playing a progressive game, wherein the progressive game has an initial increment rate and threshold limit, and each time the progressive game is played a contribution is made to a progressive jackpot's current value, the system comprising: a display screen for displaying a gaming presentation; an acceptor for receiving a wager; one or more player-activated buttons for receiving player input; and a processor, wherein the processor executes game software and processes input from the player-activated buttons; wherein each contribution increases the current value until the jackpot reaches the threshold limit, wherein once the threshold limit has been reached, the progressive jackpot uses a secondary increment, to speed up, slow down, or stop the amount contributed to the progressive jackpot, and wherein the progressive jackpot's current value is reset to a reset value, when a jackpot is won by a player; and wherein the progressive game implements a hidden increment that channels contributions to an overflow amount after the threshold limit has been reached, and wherein the progressive game is configured to increase a next starting jackpot amount to more than the reset value after a next jackpot win by adding the overflow amount to the reset value, thereby encouraging more game play.