sec.18Sharing of jackpot payout

sec.18 Sharing of jackpot payout

This section applies if more than 1 player of a gaming machine linked with other gaming machines under a linked jackpot arrangement is eligible to receive payment of a share of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. Each player (an eligible player ) is eligible to receive payment of a share of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement if— the players obtain the winning result at the same time; or 1 or more players obtain the winning result and— the linked jackpot arrangement allows other players, playing on other gaming machines linked under the arrangement, to complete bets made before, or at the same time as, the winning result is obtained; and a player (an eligible player ) completes a bet mentioned in subparagraph (i) and obtains a winning result as a result of the bet before the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement changes to a lesser amount. Each eligible player is entitled to receive payment of an amount (the shared jackpot amount ) calculated using the formula— In this section— D means the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. N means the number of players eligible to receive payment of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. S means the smallest jackpot payout payable under the linked jackpot arrangement. SJA means the shared jackpot amount. (sec.18-ssec.1) This section applies if more than 1 player of a gaming machine linked with other gaming machines under a linked jackpot arrangement is eligible to receive payment of a share of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. (sec.18-ssec.2) Each player (an eligible player ) is eligible to receive payment of a share of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement if— the players obtain the winning result at the same time; or 1 or more players obtain the winning result and— the linked jackpot arrangement allows other players, playing on other gaming machines linked under the arrangement, to complete bets made before, or at the same time as, the winning result is obtained; and a player (an eligible player ) completes a bet mentioned in subparagraph (i) and obtains a winning result as a result of the bet before the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement changes to a lesser amount. (sec.18-ssec.3) Each eligible player is entitled to receive payment of an amount (the shared jackpot amount ) calculated using the formula— (sec.18-ssec.4) In this section— D means the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. N means the number of players eligible to receive payment of the amount displayed on the progressive jackpot prize meter for the arrangement. S means the smallest jackpot payout payable under the linked jackpot arrangement. SJA means the shared jackpot amount.