Patent ID: 7988547

Claim:
A method of operating a jackpot wagering system, comprising the steps of: providing via a gaming server a game of chance for a plurality of players, wherein a player places a wager on a turn of the game of chance and obtains an outcome based on a random event generated by the gaming server, the outcome being one of at least a favorable outcome in which the player wins the contents of an accumulation account, an intermediate outcome in which the player wins the wager at fixed odds, and an unfavorable outcome in which the player forfeits the wager; accumulating, via an accumulation facility, a portion of each wager in the accumulation account, wherein the accumulation facility is in communication with the gaming server via a communication network; defining, via a lottery server, a time interval for a lottery associated with the game of chance, wherein the lottery server is in communication with the gaming server via the communication network; during the defined time interval, rewarding, via the lottery server, each player participating in the game of chance who qualifies for enrollment with at least one enrollment in the lottery; determining, via the lottery server, whether the favorable outcome of the game of chance occurs during the defined time interval, wherein the lottery server is programmed to (i) if the favorable outcome of the game of chance occurs during the defined time interval, cancel the lottery and void all enrollments in the lottery and (ii) if the favorable outcome of the game of chance does not occur during the defined time interval, randomly select one of the enrollments in the lottery and award the contents of the accumulation account to the player with the selected enrollment as winner of the lottery.