PROGRESSIVE SLOT MACHINES

A slot manufacturer can use the invention to separate themselves from the competition by offering their customers (the casinos) an opportunity to give their customers (the slot player) an additional incentive to play at their property.  

With a multi-location progressive slot game, each casino is literally selling the same commodity to their customers.  Each player from every casino is betting into the same progressive pool at the same take-out rate vying for the same jackpot.  

In accordance with the invention, casinos will be able to participate in those same multi-casino progressive slot pools, but will also be able to offer a modified take-out rate to their customers.  For example, a casino customer can use their Multiplier points to lower the take-out rate on that slot progressive.  By lowering the take-out rate, a jackpot that might be worth $10,000 at the base take-out rate, might be worth $11,000 to the customer who has modified or reduced his personal take-out rate.

The casinos use aggressive marketing and comp programs to drive in existing business.  Having this tool will help them differentiate themselves from their competition even more.  The casinos will now be able to reward their existing customers with Multiplier points based on their current loyalty.  The customer can then use those Multiplier points on the progressive games to give them the edge they need.

The slot manufacturer will have the edge over their competitors because this patent would be exclusively used by them alone throughout the term of their contract.