TOP PERFORMERS

• US 20080161101A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P., Burman, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 8,393,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication

Abstract

In various embodiments, a player may participate in a game of a top performing player.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a performance metric for each of a plurality of players;

determining, based on the determined performance metrics, a first player of the plurality of players who has the highest performance metric;

receiving a bet from a second player;

determining an outcome of a game played by the first player; and

providing a payment to the second player based on the bet and based on the outcome.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory which stores a program, in which the program, when executed by the processor, directs the processor to perform the method of claim 1.

2. The method of 1 further including receiving an indication from the second player of a desire to participate in a game of the highest performing player from among the plurality of players.

3. The method of 1 in which the plurality of players includes all players who have played games in a casino within the last minute.

4. The method of 1 in which the performance metric is at least one of:

(a) a gross amount won;

(b) a net amount won;

(c) a number of consecutive wins;

(d) a skill level; and

(e) a largest payout won.

5. The method of 1 in which providing includes:

providing a non-zero payment to the second player if the outcome is a winning outcome; and

providing a payment of zero to the second player if the outcome is a losing outcome.

6. A method comprising:

determining a performance metric for each of a first plurality of players;

determining, based on the performance metrics determined for each of the first plurality of players, a first player of the first plurality of players who has the highest performance metric;

receiving a first bet from a third player;

determining a first outcome of a game played by the first player;

providing a payment to the third player based on the first bet and based on the first outcome;

determining a performance metric for each of a second plurality of players, wherein the performance metric for each of the second plurality of players is determined after payment has been provided to the third player based on the first bet;

determining, based on the performance metrics determined for each of the second plurality of players, a second player of the second plurality of players who has the highest performance metric;

receiving a second bet from the third player;

determining a second outcome, wherein the outcome is an outcome of a game played by the second player; and

providing a payment to the third player based on the second bet and based on the second outcome.