Patent ID: 8357038

Claim:
In a gaming system, a method of processing a first progressive jackpot in a first state and a second progressive jackpot in a second state different from the first state by using a communication network comprising: generating first jackpot data used at least in part to calculate a first progressive jackpot at a first gaming facility in a first location in the first state; generating second jackpot data used at least in part to calculate a second progressive jackpot at the first gaming facility, wherein the second progressive jackpot is different from and coexisting with the first progressive jackpot; generating third jackpot data used at least in part to calculate the first progressive jackpot at a second gaming facility in a second location in the second state; generating fourth jackpot data used at least in part to calculate the second progressive jackpot at the second gaming facility; calculating at a third location different from at least one of the first location and the second location the amount of the first progressive jackpot and calculating at a fourth location the amount of the second progressive jackpot; transmitting via the communication network the first jackpot data, the second jackpot data, the third jackpot data and the fourth jackpot data; storing the first jackpot data and the second jackpot data before calculation of the first and second jackpot amount; and storing the third jackpot data and the fourth jackpot data before calculation of the first and second jackpot amount.