SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AWARDING A COMMUNITY AWARD

A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gamin...

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Main Authors TANIGUCHI, YUJI, RATNER, MICHAEL, NAITO, AKIHIKO, SEPICH, EDWARD, SOUKUP, THOMAS E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2015
Subjects
AMUSEMENTS
CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
GAMES
GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES
PHYSICS
SPORTS
VIDEO GAMES
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Summary:A system providing a community award to player is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a system controller. Each gaming machine is configured receive a wager from a respective player and responsively initiate a game. The system controller is coupled to each of the gaming machines and includes a database with a community awards list including a plurality of total award amounts, each total award amount associated with a corresponding number of players. The system controller is then configured to detect a triggering condition; responsively determine a number of players playing the plurality of gaming machines; determine a total award as a function of the determined number of players and the community award list; and provide a community award to at least one of the plurality of players as a function of the determined total award. lof7 System NETWORK GAMING Controller MACHINES
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20150224509