US 12,170,002 B2
Amusement devices and games involving progressive jackpots
Sunny Tara, Henderson, NV (US)
Assigned to CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/244,357.
Application 18/244,357 is a continuation of application No. 17/836,539, filed on Jun. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,790,730.
Application 17/836,539 is a continuation of application No. 16/939,581, filed on Jul. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,361,619, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 16/939,581 is a continuation of application No. 12/768,381, filed on Apr. 27, 2010, granted, now 10,726,672, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419782 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3258 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a network interface; and
at least one processor to:
receive, via the network interface, a transmission from a first device indicative of a contribution to a first jackpot associated with an electronic game executed by the first device,
prevent access to data for participating in the first jackpot from a second device executing the electronic game, based on determining that the second device did not transmit a threshold contribution to the first jackpot,
provide access to data indicative of a second jackpot different from the first jackpot to the second device,
in response to determining that the first jackpot has been won by the first device in the electronic game, transmit, via the network interface, to the first device, data indicative of a choice between accepting a payout of the first jackpot or declining the payout of the first jackpot, and
based on detecting a selection of declining the payout of the first jackpot, provide access to data indicative of the first jackpot to the second device.