Gaming system
First Claim
1. A gaming system which includes:
- a control unit;
a plurality of gaming machines linked to the control unit;
an identifier associated with one of each player and each gaming machine, the identifier providing an indication to the control unit as to whether or not the player wishes to participate in a cooperative gaming environment; and
the control unit monitoring operation of the gaming machines in the cooperative gaming environment and, each time any one of a number of predetermined elements of the cooperative gaming environment changes, generating a milestone and using the milestone so that no one player in the cooperative gaming environment benefits at the expense of the other players participating in the cooperative gaming environment.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes a control unit. A plurality of gaming machines are linked to the control unit. An identifier is associated with one of each player and each gaming machine, the identifier providing an indication to the control unit whether or not the player wishes to participate in a cooperative gaming environment. The control unit monitors operation of the gaming machines in the cooperative gaming environment and, each time any one of a number of predetermined elements of the cooperative gaming environment changes, generating a milestone and using the milestone so that no one player in the cooperative gaming environment benefits at the expense of the other players participating in the cooperative gaming environment.
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63 Claims
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1. A gaming system which includes:
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a control unit;
a plurality of gaming machines linked to the control unit;
an identifier associated with one of each player and each gaming machine, the identifier providing an indication to the control unit as to whether or not the player wishes to participate in a cooperative gaming environment; and
the control unit monitoring operation of the gaming machines in the cooperative gaming environment and, each time any one of a number of predetermined elements of the cooperative gaming environment changes, generating a milestone and using the milestone so that no one player in the cooperative gaming environment benefits at the expense of the other players participating in the cooperative gaming environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of implementing cooperative gaming which includes:
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monitoring a plurality of gaming machines linked to a control unit;
offering players playing those gaming machines an opportunity to compete in a cooperative gaming environment; and
monitoring the cooperative gaming environment and, when any one of a number of predetermined elements of the cooperative gaming environment changes, generating a milestone and using the milestone so that no one player in the cooperative gaming environment benefits at the expense of the other players participating in the cooperative gaming environment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A gaming system which includes:
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a control unit;
a plurality of gaming machines linked to the control unit;
an identifier associated with one of each player and each gaming machine, the identifier providing an indication to the control unit as to whether or not the player wishes to participate in a cooperative gaming environment; and
the control unit providing the players participating in the cooperative gaming environment with the opportunity to adopt different strategies so that risk is distributed between the players participating in the cooperative gaming environment. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of implementing cooperative gaming, the method including the steps of:
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maintaining a plurality of gaming machines linked to a control unit;
offering players playing those gaming machines an opportunity to compete in a cooperative gaming environment; and
allowing the players electing to participate in the cooperative gaming environment to adopt different gaming strategies so that risk is distributed amongst the players in the cooperative gaming environment. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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