Jackpot Display System

Abstract

A jackpot display system ( 10 ) is disclosed for a gaming system, the jackpot display system comprising a display controller ( 14 ) arranged to receive jackpot data indicative of a plurality of current jackpot amounts, each jackpot amount being derived from games played on at least one gaming machine ( 22, 24 ), and a display ( 16 ). The display controller ( 14 ) is arranged to process the jackpot data so as to generate display data usable by the display ( 16 ) to display information indicative of one or more jackpot amounts.

1 . A jackpot display system for a gaming system, the jackpot display system comprising:
 a display controller arranged to receive jackpot data indicative of a plurality of current jackpot amounts, each jackpot amount being derived from games played on at least one gaming machine; and   a display;
 wherein the display controller is arranged to process the jackpot data so as to generate display data usable by the display to display information indicative of one or more jackpot amounts. 
   
   
   
       2 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the display controller is arranged to generate display data usable by the display to simultaneously display information indicative of a plurality jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       3 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the display controller is arranged to generate display data usable by the display to simultaneously display information indicative of all jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       4 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the display controller is arranged to generate display data usable by the display to consecutively display information indicative of a plurality jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       5 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the display controller is arranged to generate display data usable by the display to emphasise one or more jackpot amounts relative to the other jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       6 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the display controller is arranged to emphasise a jackpot amount when the jackpot amount has been won by a player of a gaming machine. 
   
   
       7 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the display controller is arranged to display only the jackpot amount which has been won, or to display the jackpot amount which has been won at an increased size relative to other displayed jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       8 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the jackpot display system is arranged to apply video effects to the displayed jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       9 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the jackpot display system is arranged to scale, rotating or fading in/out the displayed jackpot amounts as the displayed jackpot amounts change. 
   
   
       10 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one jackpot controller, each jackpot controller being arranged to receive jackpot contribution data from a plurality of gaming machines associated with the jackpot controller, and each jackpot controller being arranged to generate jackpot data indicative of a jackpot amount for supply to the display controller. 
   
   
       11 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the display is implemented using a single display device. 
   
   
       12 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the display is implemented using multiple display devices, each display device being dedicated to a specific area of the display. 
   
   
       13 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the jackpot display system is arranged to receive video data for selective display on the display at the same time as or intermittently with the jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       14 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the jackpot display system is arranged to store multiple sets of video data for each jackpot amount to be displayed, each set of video data being optimised to a particular display size, and the jackpot display system being arranged to select one of the video data sets depending on the size at which the jackpot amount is to be displayed. 
   
   
       15 . A jackpot display system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the jackpot display system is arranged to receive video data indicative of a further jackpot amount from a further display controller and to process the jackpot data received from one or more jackpot controllers and the video data received from the further display controller so as to generate display data usable by the display to display information indicative of one or more jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       16 . A method of displaying jackpots in a gaming system, the method comprising:
 receiving jackpot data indicative of a plurality of current jackpot amounts, each jackpot amount being derived from games played on at least one gaming machine; and   processing the jackpot data so as to generate display data usable by the display; and   displaying information indicative of one or more jackpot amounts on the display.   
   
   
       17 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising generating display data usable by the display to simultaneously display information indicative of a plurality jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       18 . A method as claimed in  claim 17 , comprising generating display data usable by the display to simultaneously display information indicative of all jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       19 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising generating display data usable by the display to consecutively display information indicative of a plurality jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       20 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising generating display data usable by the display to emphasise one or more jackpot amounts relative to the other jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       21 . A method as claimed in  claim 19 , comprising emphasising a jackpot amount when the jackpot amount has been won by a player of a gaming machine. 
   
   
       22 . A method as claimed in  claim 20 , comprising displaying only the jackpot amount which has been won, or displaying the jackpot amount which has been won at an increased size relative to other displayed jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       23 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising applying video effects to the displayed jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       24 . A method as claimed in  claim 22 , comprising scaling, rotating or fading in/out the displayed jackpot amounts as the displayed jackpot amounts change. 
   
   
       25 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , further comprising providing at least one jackpot controller, receiving jackpot contribution data from a plurality of gaming machines associated with each jackpot controller, and generating jackpot data indicative of a jackpot amount for supply to the display controller. 
   
   
       26 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising receiving video data, and selectively displaying video corresponding to the video data on the display at the same time as or intermittently with the jackpot amounts. 
   
   
       27 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising storing multiple sets of video data for each jackpot amount to be displayed, each set of video data being optimised to a particular display size, and selecting one of the video data sets depending on the size at which the jackpot amount is to be displayed. 
   
   
       28 . A method as claimed in  claim 16 , comprising receiving video data indicative of a further jackpot amount from a further display controller and processing the jackpot data received from one or more jackpot controllers and the video data received from the further display controller so as to generate display data usable by the display to display information indicative of one or more jackpot amounts.