| 摘要 |
<p>A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit capable of generating video images; a value input device; a player tracking card reader; a controller operatively coupled to said display unit, said value input device, and said player tracking card reader, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game selected from the group of games consisting of video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno and video bingo, said controller being programmed to read a player tracking card, acquire player tracking data from a player tracking database, and determine if a player is a personal wide area progressive member; said controller being porgrammed to evaluate an outcom of said game represented by said video image; said controller being programmed to determine if said outcome of said game was a qualified personal wide area progressive jackpot win; said controller being programmed to increment a credit account for said player by a personal wide area progressive jackpot total if said outcome of said game was a qualified personal wide area progressive jackpot win; said controller being programmed to reset said personal wide area progressive jackpot total if said outcome of said game was a qualified personal wide area progressive jackpot win; and said controller being programmed to increment said credit account for said player by a contribution amount if said outcome of said game was not a qualified personal wide area progressive jackpot win.</p> |
