WAGER GAMING VOTING LEADERBOARD
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1. A wager gaming player polling server comprising:
- a communications interface;
a memory; and
a logic device, the logic device, the memory, and the communications interface operably connected and configured to;
determine a first plurality of candidates for inclusion in a first poll, the first plurality of candidates including a first candidate,receive input, via the communications interface, indicating a first quantity of voting points associated with a first player to apply towards the first candidate in the first poll,determine, based on a total number voting points applied to each candidate in the first plurality of candidates by players in a plurality of players, the first player included in the plurality of players, a ranking for each candidate in the first poll;
determine that a voting point retention condition has been met with respect to the first poll; and
maintain the association of the first quantity of voting points with the first player at least until a second poll is conducted.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques and equipment for providing a voting point leaderboard system. Players playing wagering games may be awarded voting points for use in a poll with a plurality of candidates in exchange for game-play related activity. Players voting for the winning candidate in the poll may be given an award. Polls may include candidates which may be involved in a real-world contest. Players may be rewarded for voting for the candidate which wins the real-world contest.
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16 Claims
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1. A wager gaming player polling server comprising:
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a communications interface; a memory; and a logic device, the logic device, the memory, and the communications interface operably connected and configured to; determine a first plurality of candidates for inclusion in a first poll, the first plurality of candidates including a first candidate, receive input, via the communications interface, indicating a first quantity of voting points associated with a first player to apply towards the first candidate in the first poll, determine, based on a total number voting points applied to each candidate in the first plurality of candidates by players in a plurality of players, the first player included in the plurality of players, a ranking for each candidate in the first poll; determine that a voting point retention condition has been met with respect to the first poll; and maintain the association of the first quantity of voting points with the first player at least until a second poll is conducted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Computer software embodied in a machine-readable medium, the computer software including instructions for controlling devices in a gaming network, the gaming network including a server, a storage device communicatively connected to the server, and a plurality of input stations, to:
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determine, by the server, a first plurality of candidates for inclusion in a first poll, the first plurality of candidates including a first candidate, receive, via a player input station in the plurality of player input stations, input indicating a first quantity of voting points associated with a first player in a plurality of players to apply towards the first candidate in the first poll, determine, by the server and based on a total number voting points applied to each candidate in the first plurality of candidates by the players in the plurality of players, a ranking for each candidate in the first poll, determine, by the server, that a voting point retention condition has been met with respect to the first poll, and maintain, by the server, the association of the first quantity of voting points with the first player at least until a second poll is conducted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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