TOURNAMENT PLAY IN A GAMING PROPERTY
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Abstract
A gaming property may host a tournament having a tournament duration. Tournament games having timed tournament sessions shorter than the tournament duration may be played on the gaming property, and the tournament scores achieved in the tournament games may be compared. A winning player of the tournament may then be chosen based on the comparison.
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22 Claims
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We_I. We/I claim:
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1. A system for enabling tournament play in a gaming property, comprising:
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a plurality of gaming devices, each of the plurality of gaming devices including a game display and configured to enable play of at least one game of chance; a server coupled to the plurality of gaming devices, the server including; a processor that executes instructions; and a computer-readable memory that stores instructions that cause the processor to enable tournament play by; initiating a tournament having a tournament duration within the gaming property; causing tournament icons to be displayed on the game displays of the plurality of gaming devices during play of the at least one game of chance; enabling play of a tournament game associated with the tournament at the plurality of gaming devices, the tournament game comprising a timed tournament session shorter than the tournament duration; receiving tournament scores achieved in the tournament game during the tournament duration from the plurality of gaming devices; comparing the tournament scores; and determining a winning player based at least in part on the comparison; and a display board coupled to the server, the display board viewable by players of the plurality of gaming devices and configured to display at least one of the tournament scores during the tournament duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for enabling tournament play in a gaming property, the method comprising:
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initiating a tournament having a tournament duration at a gaming property; enabling play of a tournament game associated with the tournament at a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming property, the tournament game comprising a timed tournament session shorter than the tournament duration; receiving tournament scores achieved in the tournament game during the tournament duration from the plurality of gaming devices; comparing the tournament scores; and determining a winning player based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server for enabling tournament play in a gaming property, comprising:
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a processor that executes instructions; and a computer-readable memory that stores instructions that cause the processor to enable tournament play by; initiating a tournament having a tournament duration at a gaming property; enabling play of a tournament game associated with the tournament at a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming property, the tournament game comprising a timed tournament session shorter than the tournament duration; receiving tournament scores achieved in the tournament game during the tournament duration from the plurality of gaming devices; comparing the tournament scores; and determining a winning player based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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