×

SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE TOURNAMENTS AT GAMING TABLES

  • US 20080108404A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2006
  • Published: 05/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A table tournament gaming system for facilitating a table tournament including a plurality of players using a plurality of chips to play the table tournament, said tournament gaming system comprising:

  • a central server;

    a tournament tracking system in communication with the central server, said tournament tracking system including a chip tracking system and a player tracking system; and

    said central server and said tournament tracking system configured to;

    (a) enable at least one player to play the table tournament at a gaming table and simultaneously enable at least one other player to play a non-tournament game at the gaming table,(b) for each player playing the table tournament at the gaming table;

    (i) enable the player to identify themselves through the player tracking system,(ii) maintain an identification of each chip the player starts the table tournament with,(iii) maintain an identification of each chip the player wins during the table tournament, and(iv) maintain an identification of each chip the player loses during the table tournament,(c) for each player playing the non-tournament game at the gaming table;

    (i) maintain an identification of each chip the player wins during said non-tournament game, and(ii) maintain an identification of each chip the player loses during said non-tournament game,(d) upon completion of the table tournament, use a determination of each chip each player in the table tournament has to automatically determine at least one winner of the table tournament based on said determination, and(e) cause a notification of the winner of the table tournament.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×