Gaming system having system wide tournament features
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of operating a wagering game tournament on a gaming system with participation of a plurality of gaming machines connected for communication with one or more processors of the gaming system, each gaming machine including an electronic display device, and an electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with monetary value that establishes a credit balance on the gaming machine, each gaming machine executing one of a plurality of wagering games in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance of the respective gaming machine, a first wagering game of the plurality of wagering games providing credit awards with particular, respective probabilities of occurring in a winning outcome, and a second wagering game of the plurality of wagering games providing different credit awards with the same, particular, respective probabilities of occurring in a winning outcome as the first wagering game, the method comprising:
- tracking, via at least one of the one or more processors, a credit award in the first wagering game achieved by a first player on one of the plurality of gaming machines and a credit award in the second wagering game achieved by a second player on another one of the plurality of gaming machines;
awarding to the first player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points corresponding to the respective probability of the credit award achieved by the first player; and
awarding to the second player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points corresponding to the respective probability of the credit award achieved by the second player.
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Abstract
A multi-mode gaming terminal comprising, a wager input device, a primary display for displaying a primary wagering game. And at least one controller operative to: (i) detect a selection between a cash mode of operation and a tournament mode of operation; (ii) if the cash mode is selected, execute the primary wagering game configured with a first payback return; (iii) if the tournament mode is selected, execute the primary wagering game in a tournament mode configured with a second payback return and a tournament return, wherein on each tournament eligible play of the primary wagering game resulting in a winning outcome, a predetermined number of tournament points are awarded and added to a tournament entry; and (iv) upon the occurrence of a triggering event, entering the tournament entry into at least one tournament.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a wagering game tournament on a gaming system with participation of a plurality of gaming machines connected for communication with one or more processors of the gaming system, each gaming machine including an electronic display device, and an electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with monetary value that establishes a credit balance on the gaming machine, each gaming machine executing one of a plurality of wagering games in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance of the respective gaming machine, a first wagering game of the plurality of wagering games providing credit awards with particular, respective probabilities of occurring in a winning outcome, and a second wagering game of the plurality of wagering games providing different credit awards with the same, particular, respective probabilities of occurring in a winning outcome as the first wagering game, the method comprising:
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tracking, via at least one of the one or more processors, a credit award in the first wagering game achieved by a first player on one of the plurality of gaming machines and a credit award in the second wagering game achieved by a second player on another one of the plurality of gaming machines; awarding to the first player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points corresponding to the respective probability of the credit award achieved by the first player; and awarding to the second player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points corresponding to the respective probability of the credit award achieved by the second player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming system configured to operate a wagering game tournament with participation of a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine of the plurality configured to execute one of a plurality of wagering games in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on a credit balance on the respective gaming machine, the gaming system comprising means for:
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communicating electronically with the plurality of gaming machines; calculating N levels of tournament points nk=n1, n2, n3 . . . nN, wherein each nk represents a number of tournament points corresponding to a probability range pk=p1, p2, p3 . . . pN; and in response to a first player playing a first wagering game as part of a tournament and a second player playing a second, different wagering game as part of the tournament, awarding nk tournament points to the first player for a credit award achieved in the first wagering game having a probability of occurring that is in the probability range pk, and awarding nk tournament points to the second player for a credit award achieved in the second wagering game having a probability of occurring that is in the probability range pk. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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