Patent ID: 6425823
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
An apparatus for conducting a betting game using linked gaming machines, comprising:a plurality of gaming machines; a progressive controller for said gaming machines, each of said gaming machines being linked to said progressive controller; a progressive jackpot display; and, means for announcing a progressive jackpot-winning outcome of play at said gaming machines; each of said gaming machines comprising: means for accepting a bet of an amount of money made by a player, play-initiating means operable by said player for initiating a play cycle of said gaming machine, means responsive to said play-initiating means for performing said play cycle and generating an outcome of said play cycle, said outcome of said play cycle being one of a plurality of possible outcomes, at least one of said possible outcomes being said progressive jackpot-winning outcome, means for indicating said outcome of said play cycle to said player at each of said gaming machines, said outcome representing at least said progressive jackpot-winning outcome; said progressive jackpot display comprising: means for receiving said progressive jackpot sum data from said progressive controller, and means for visibly displaying said progressive jackpot sum.