US 11,928,932 B2
Gaming machine and method for progressive pay table modification over a plurality of game rounds to control probabilities for winning jackpots
Christian James Salmon, Manly (AU); and Kieran Power, Alexandria (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,278.
Application 17/840,278 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,261, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,361,623, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 16/883,261 is a continuation of application No. 15/870,156, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,672,230, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2017900081 (AU), filed on Jan. 12, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0309872 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3262 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
a server, operable to be coupled to a plurality of devices via a network, having a processor and a memory storing a) a pay table specifying a plurality of numbers of winning symbols required to win a plurality of jackpots, respectively, the plurality of numbers of winning symbols including a first number of winning symbols required to win a first jackpot of the plurality of jackpots, representing a first odd to win the first jackpot, and b) instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to at least:
set a plurality of game rounds to be awarded based on one or more random events generated via a random number generator,
communicate with a first device, when coupled via the network, the plurality of game rounds to be awarded,
communicate with the first device the plurality of numbers of winning symbols required to win the plurality of jackpots, respectively,
communicate with the first device to progressively animate, for each of the plurality of game rounds, a) a character overlaying a subset of the first number of winning symbols based on the random events generated, and b) the character removing the subset of the first number of winning symbols to reduce the first number of winning symbols required to win the first jackpot of the plurality of jackpots, thus increasing the first odd to win the first jackpot,
communicate with the first device to present a plurality of game symbols selected based on the random events generated, and
communicate with the first device to present the first jackpot in response the plurality of game symbols selected include the subset of the first number of winning symbols.