Progressive jackpot gaming systems and methods
Various embodiments of progressive gaming systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises providing a progressive jackpot, and biasing a chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on a wager amount.
1 . A gaming method, comprising:
providing a progressive jackpot; and
biasing a chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on a wager amount.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising awarding the progressive jackpot to a winning player based on a predefined event independent of a game event attained by the winning player at a corresponding game machine.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein awarding the progressive jackpot based on a game event comprises awarding based on the progressive jackpot reaching a predefined dollar amount, on a predefined date and time, on an amount wagered at a game machine, or on a predefined number of game plays.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein awarding comprises randomly awarding.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein providing comprises making the progressive jackpot available to a plurality of players for potential award.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein biasing comprises biasing the chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on an average wager amount or a total wager amount.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein biasing comprises biasing the chance of winning during a session defined by a beginning play time and ending play time corresponding to when the progressive jackpot is potentially available for award for each player in the system.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein biasing comprises increasing the likelihood of a player winning based on the wager amount corresponding to the player.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein biasing comprises comparing wager amounts corresponding to a plurality of players and weighting each of the wager amounts in a random number equation corresponding to a progressive jackpot winner calculation.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising associating each of the wager amounts with a corresponding player of the plurality of players.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising augmenting the progressive jackpot based on the wager amount.
12 . A gaming system, comprising:
a memory with gaming software; and
a processor configured with the gaming software to bias a chance of winning a progressive jackpot based on a wager amount.
13 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising one or more display devices that display the progressive jackpot to a plurality of players.
14 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of gaming machines communicatively coupled to the processor, the gaming machines configured to provide wagers with corresponding wager amounts to the processor during a defined session.
15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured with the gaming software to augment the progressive jackpot in proportion to each of the wager amounts.
16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured with the gaming software to award the progressive jackpot to a winning player based on a predefined event independent of a game event attained by the winning player in a corresponding game machine.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the predefined event comprises a predefined dollar amount, a predefined date and time, an amount wagered at a game machine, or a predefined number of game plays.
18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the wager amount comprises a total wager amount for a player or an average wager amount for the player.
19 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured with the gaming software to bias by comparing wager amounts corresponding to a plurality of players and solve a progressive jackpot winner calculation by weighting each of the wager amounts in a random number equation.
20 . A system, comprising:
means for providing a progressive jackpot;
means for biasing a chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on a wager amount; and
means for awarding the progressive jackpot to a winning player based on a predefined event independent of a game event attained by the winning player at a corresponding game machine.
21 . A computer readable medium having a computer program for awarding a progressive jackpot, comprising:
logic configured to provide a progressive jackpot;
logic configured to bias a chance of winning the progressive jackpot based on a wager amount; and
logic configured to award the progressive jackpot to a winning player based on a predefined event independent of a game event attained by the winning player at a corresponding game machine.