System and method for providing supplemental funds to progressive jackpots

摘要

Disclosed is a gaming system for playing a progressive game, wherein the progressive game has an initial increment rate and threshold limit, and each time the progressive game is played a contribution is made to a progressive jackpot's current value. The system includes: a display screen for displaying a gaming presentation, one or more player-activated buttons for receiving player input, and a processor that executes game software and processes input from the player-activated buttons. In this gaming system, each contribution increases the current value until the jackpot reaches the threshold limit, wherein once the threshold limit has been reached, the progressive jackpot uses a secondary increment, to speed up, slow down, or stop the amount contributed to the progressive jackpot. The progressive jackpot's current value is reset to a lower reset value, when a jackpot is won by a player. Further, the progressive game implements a hidden increment that channels contributions to an overflow amount. The progressive game is configured to increase a starting jackpot amount to more than the reset value after a jackpot win by adding the overflow amount to the reset value, thereby encouraging more game play.

主权项

1. A gaming system for playing a progressive game, wherein the progressive game has an initial increment rate and threshold limit, and each time the progressive game is played a contribution is made to a progressive jackpot's current value, the system comprising:
a display screen for displaying a gaming presentation; an acceptor for receiving a wager; one or more player-activated buttons for receiving player input; and a processor, wherein the processor executes game software and processes input from the player-activated buttons; wherein each contribution increases the current value until the jackpot reaches the threshold limit, wherein once the threshold limit has been reached, the progressive jackpot uses a secondary increment, to speed up, slow down, or stop the amount contributed to the progressive jackpot, and wherein the progressive jackpot's current value is reset to a reset value, when a jackpot is won by a player; and wherein the progressive game implements a hidden increment that channels contributions to an overflow amount after the threshold limit has been reached, and wherein the progressive game is configured to increase a next starting jackpot amount to more than the reset value after a next jackpot win by adding the overflow amount to the reset value, thereby encouraging more game play.