Patent ID: 8821265
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method in a gaming system, comprising: receiving, via at least one input device, an input indicative of a wager to play a wagering game; displaying on at least one display device a progressive jackpot only as a whole number of units such that the progressive jackpot cannot be displayed as a non-whole number; and in response to the wager, randomly determining, by at least one of one or more processors, whether to increment the whole number of units of the progressive jackpot by a whole number amount, wherein the progressive jackpot is incremented by the whole number amount in response to the random determination being to increment the progressive jackpot by the whole number amount, wherein the progressive jackpot remains at its current value in response to the random determination being to not increment the progressive jackpot by the whole number amount.