Systems and methods of playing a progressive game

1. A computer-implemented method of playing a first game on a plurality of networked terminals, the method comprising:

a. receiving a plurality of requests to play the first game;

b. at least partially in response to receiving the plurality of requests, facilitating play of the first game on at least one of the plurality of networked terminals;

c. receiving a wager for each request of the plurality of requests to play the first game, wherein the wager is chosen from a group consisting of:

a. money,

b. points, and

c. credits;

d. directing a predetermined portion of the wager for each of the requests to a second game prize pool; and

e. scheduling play of a second game at a particular point in time when the second game prize pool equals a predetermined amount, wherein the particular point in time occurs on or after a first predetermined time.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising deducting the wager from a user's account for each one of the plurality of requests that the user submits on one of the plurality of networked terminals.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined portion is based on a fixed percentage of the wager.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein scheduling play of the second game further comprises randomly selecting the particular point in time.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the particular point in time is randomly scheduled between a first predetermined time and a second predetermined time.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein

a. each play of the second game is played concurrently with a play of the first game that occurs after the particular point in time; and

b. play of the second game terminates when either

1. a timer that begins to countdown at the particular point in time decrements to zero, or

2. the prize pool decrements to zero based on a plurality of prizes that are awarded during play of the second game.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the prize pool is decremented by the amount of each prize that is won from a play of the second game.

8. A system for playing a game on a plurality of networked terminals, the system comprising:

a. at least one processor;

b. memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor;

c. a plurality of game terminals operatively coupled to the at least one processor via a network,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

i. receive a plurality of requests to play the first game on the plurality of game terminals;

ii. at least partially in response to receiving the plurality of requests to play the first game on the plurality of terminals, facilitate play of the first game on at least one of the plurality of game terminals;

iii. receive a wager from a user of the at least one of the plurality of game terminals for each request received from the user, wherein the wager is chosen from a group consisting of:

1) money,

2) points, and

3) credits;

iv. allocate a portion of the wager to a prize pool for a second game; and

v. schedule play of the second game to occur at a particular point in time once the prize pool for the second game equals a predetermined amount, wherein the particular point in time is time that is different from a time when the prize pool equals the predetermined amount,

wherein:

i. each play of the second game is played concurrently with a respective play of the first game that occurs after the particular point in time, and

ii. play of the second game ends when either the second game prize pool is depleted or a predetermined amount of time expires.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the number of plays of the second game is determined at least partially based on the predetermined amount of time and the amount and number of prizes that are available to win during play of the second game.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the number of plays of the second game is further determined at least partially based on the number of players that are eligible to play the second game when the particular point in time occurs.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the number of plays of the second game is further determined at least partially based on the average time it takes a player to play the first game.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the prize pool continues to accumulate a portion of the fee until the particular point in time occurs.

13. A computer-implemented method of playing a first game on at least one of a plurality of networked terminals while playing a second game over a network, the method comprising:

a. receiving a plurality of requests to play the first game on the plurality of game terminals;

b. at least partially in response to receiving the plurality of requests to play the first game on the plurality of terminals, facilitating play of the first game on at least one of the plurality of game terminals;

c. receiving a wager from a user of the at least one of the plurality of game terminals for each request received from the user, wherein the wager is chosen from a group consisting of:

1) money,

2) points, and

3) credits;

d. allocating a portion of the wager to a prize pool for a second game;

e. scheduling play of the second game to occur at a particular point in time once the prize pool for the second game equals a predetermined amount, wherein the particular point in time occurs after the time when the prize pool equals the predetermined amount;

f. at least partially in response to receiving the plurality of requests, facilitating play of the first game on the at least one of the plurality of game terminals;

g. triggering play of the second game on the network at the particular point in time;

h. determining which players, from all players that are playing the first game at the particular point in time the second game triggers to play, are eligible to play the second game;

i. at least partially in response to receiving each of the plurality of requests, from those players that are eligible to play the second game that occur after the particular point in time, facilitating a play of the second game concurrently with a respective play of the first game;

j. determining which plays of the second game result in a prize; and

k. decrementing a total prize pool for the second game by an amount of each prize that results from each play of the second game.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , the method further comprising determining whether play of the first game results in a prize.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the step of determining which players are eligible to play the second game further comprises determining which of the players, from all players that are playing the first game at the particular point in time, satisfy a first criterion.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first criterion is submitting a request to play the first game within a predefined time period.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the outcome of a play of the second game is independent of the outcome of a play of the first game.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , further comprising displaying the decremented total prize pool for the second game on a common screen for all players to view.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first game and the second game is a sweepstakes.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein both of the first game and the second game is a sweepstakes.