FIELD: industry of entertainment.
SUBSTANCE: game-playing machines for network for playing additional game simultaneously and continuously with main game at any game-playing machine while taking increasing jackpot into account, which grows for percents from bets made by players during main game. Different starting thresholds are preset for current jackpots at different stages of additional game for jackpots. When corresponding preset threshold is achieved, awards are paid to players for additional game and current value of jackpot is reduced including the preset amount. At following step, other stating threshold is preset or determined and both games - as main, and additional one - is played on. Game-playing machines connected into network can be equipped with additional game while making small changes or no changes in programs of game-playing machines as only existing jackpot sum meters are used in game. Central processor used for controlling jackpot can control game.
EFFECT: widened functional abilities of game-playing machines.
24 cl, 6 dwg
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Dates
2007-11-20—Published
2005-11-17—Filed