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Patent US7819746 - System for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area network - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for awarding a bonus to a player of an electronic gaming device at one of a plurality of casino properties is implemented with a slave server networked with gaming devices at each property. The slave servers are networked with a master server that accumulates a pool comprising a percentage of...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7819746?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7819746 - System for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area networkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7819746 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/664,514Publication date26 Oct 2010Filing date16 Sep 2003Priority date28 Sep 2001Also published asCA2425881A1, US7794322, US20030092484, US20040063499, WO2003030066A2, WO2003030066A3Publication number10664514, 664514, US 7819746 B2, US 7819746B2, US-B2-7819746, US7819746 B2, US7819746B2InventorsRichard J. Schneider, Michael B. Shelby, Lawrence R. Pitman, Carrie D. Porterfield, Erik B. PetersenOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (90), Referenced by (2), Classifications (25), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for awarding a bonus to a gaming device on a wide area networkUS 7819746 B2Abstract A method for awarding a bonus to a player of an electronic gaming device at one of a plurality of casino properties is implemented with a slave server networked with gaming devices at each property. The slave servers are networked with a master server that accumulates a pool comprising a percentage of play on the gaming devices. The pool is initiated with a starting value, which defines the lower end of a range having a predetermined maximum number at the upper end. A number is randomly selected from within the range. As play progresses, the pool increases until it hits the random number. As a result, a slave server is randomly selected. The randomly selected slave server then awards the bonus to a randomly selected one of its associated gaming devices.
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