Patent ID: 8715071
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a drawing pool for a progressive award, the method comprising: providing one or more gaming machines connected to a gaming network, each gaming machine including a processor; adding one drawing identification element to the drawing pool associable with each player card being identified as connected to the gaming network; associable with each player card, adding an additional drawing identification element for every multiple of a set amount that a player wagers during a specific duration, wherein an amount that the player wagers is divided by the set amount and then rounded to the lowest integer to calculate the number of additional drawing identification elements that will be added to the associable player card; and progressively increasing the likelihood of selecting a winning element by either reducing the number of non-winning elements or increasing the number of winning elements after each successive selection, and increasing a progressive award independent of wagering activity after each successive selection, wherein an erratic movement enticement factor contributes erratic motion to a growth rate of the progressive award that causes the growth rate to erratically increase and decrease in a +/−5% range.