GAMING SYSTEM HAVING SYSTEM WIDE TOURNAMENT FEATURES
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Abstract
A multi-mode gaming terminal comprising, a wager input device, a primary display for displaying a primary wagering game. And at least one controller operative to: (i) detect a selection between a cash mode of operation and a tournament mode of operation; (ii) if the cash mode is selected, execute the primary wagering game configured with a first payback return; (iii) if the tournament mode is selected, execute the primary wagering game in a tournament mode configured with a second payback return and a tournament return, wherein on each tournament eligible play of the primary wagering game resulting in a winning outcome, a predetermined number of tournament points are awarded and added to a tournament entry; and (iv) upon the occurrence of a triggering event, entering the tournament entry into at least one tournament.
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49 Claims
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30. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game tournament between a plurality of wagering games, a first wagering game of the plurality having different credit award probabilities associated with winning outcomes than a second wagering game of the plurality, the method comprising:
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tracking, via at least one of one or more processors, a winning outcome achieved by a first player of the first wagering game and a winning outcome achieved by a second player of the second wagering game; awarding to first player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points corresponding to the respective probability of the winning outcome achieved by the first player; and awarding to the second player, via at least one of the one or more processors, one or more tournament points in inverse proportion to the respective probability of the winning outcome achieved by the first player. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43)
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37. A computer-implemented method of converting credit awards of different wagering games into normalized tournament points, the method comprising:
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determining N levels of tournament points nk=n1, n2, n3 . . . nN, wherein each nk represents a number of tournament points corresponding to a probability range pk=p1, p2, p3 . . . pN; and in response to a first player playing a first wagering game as part of a tournament and a second player playing a second, different wagering game as part of the tournament, awarding, via at least one of one or more processors, nk tournament points to the first player for a credit award achieved in the first wagering game having a probability of occurring that is in the probability range pk, and awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, nk tournament points to the second player for a credit award achieved in the second wagering game having a probability of occurring that is in the probability range pk. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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44. A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game tournament including different wagering games conducted on a plurality of gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive, into at least one of the one or more memory devices, a schedule of tournament point awards, wherein each tournament point award corresponds to a probability range of a plurality of probability ranges; receive, into at least one of the one or more memory devices, a cumulative distribution, by a probability of occurrence, of credit awards in a first wagering game; receive, into at least one of the one or more memory devices, a cumulative distribution, by a probability of occurrence, of credit awards in a second, different wagering game; in response to a first player achieving a first credit award resulting from an outcome of the first wagering game, award a tournament point award of the schedule of tournament point awards to the first player based on the first credit award and the corresponding probability of occurrence of the first credit award; and in response to a second player achieving a second credit award resulting from an outcome of the second wagering game, award a tournament point award to the second player based on the second credit award and the corresponding probability of occurrence of the second credit award. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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