TOURNAMENT ENTRY MECHANISMS WITHIN A GAMBLING INTEGRATED GAME OR SKILL WAGERING INTERLEAVED GAME
First Claim
1. A casino electronic game machine providing a tournament entry mechanism in a gambling hybrid game that includes an entertainment game and a gambling game, comprising:
- a real credit operating system comprising;
a real world credit meter;
a random number generator; and
a real world credit pay table, wherein the real credit operating system is configured to;
receive real world credit from a portable media, wherein the portable media includes at least one member of a group including currency, a voucher and a smart card; and
provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a wager of real world credits in the gambling game using the random number generator and real world credit pay table;
augment an amount of real world credits stored in the real world credit meter based on the randomly generated payout of real world credits to the real world credit meter;
an entertainment game system constructed to;
execute the entertainment game to resolve a random event in the entertainment game to generate random event results;
provide the random event results to a game world operating system; and
update a display screen with tournament ticket information;
the display screen configured to;
display the random event results of the wagers; and
display the tournament ticket information;
a user input device configured to receive from a player a wagering amount to use during game play; and
the game world operating system constructed to;
determine an occurrence of a gambling event in the gambling game based on play of the entertainment game executed by the entertainment game system;
request a resolution to the gambling event by the real credit operating system;
determine gambling results based upon the random event results;
determine tournament tickets to provide to a player account based on gameplay of the entertainment game and the result of the gambling event;
update the player account with the tournament ticket information and send the tournament ticket information to the entertainment game system;
provide the gambling results to the entertainment game system for use in executing the entertainment game.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a tournament entry mechanism in a skill wagering interleaved game are disclosed. A tournament entry mechanism in a skill wagering game is provides an entertainment game and a gambling game. The entertainment game is provided by an entertainment system and is managed by a game world operating system. The gambling game is provided by a real credit operating system. The skill wagering interleaved game with tournament entry mechanism also provides tournament “tickets” that may be obtained during gameplay of the entertainment game and used to gain tournament entry. One or more tickets may be required to gain entry into a particular tournament and different tournaments may specify different sets of ticket requirements. A player may accumulate tickets through the skillful gameplay of the entertainment game and/or a combination of skillful gameplay and/or randomly provided to a player during the gameplay of the entertainment game.
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7 Claims
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1. A casino electronic game machine providing a tournament entry mechanism in a gambling hybrid game that includes an entertainment game and a gambling game, comprising:
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a real credit operating system comprising; a real world credit meter; a random number generator; and a real world credit pay table, wherein the real credit operating system is configured to; receive real world credit from a portable media, wherein the portable media includes at least one member of a group including currency, a voucher and a smart card; and provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a wager of real world credits in the gambling game using the random number generator and real world credit pay table; augment an amount of real world credits stored in the real world credit meter based on the randomly generated payout of real world credits to the real world credit meter; an entertainment game system constructed to; execute the entertainment game to resolve a random event in the entertainment game to generate random event results; provide the random event results to a game world operating system; and update a display screen with tournament ticket information; the display screen configured to; display the random event results of the wagers; and display the tournament ticket information; a user input device configured to receive from a player a wagering amount to use during game play; and the game world operating system constructed to; determine an occurrence of a gambling event in the gambling game based on play of the entertainment game executed by the entertainment game system; request a resolution to the gambling event by the real credit operating system; determine gambling results based upon the random event results; determine tournament tickets to provide to a player account based on gameplay of the entertainment game and the result of the gambling event; update the player account with the tournament ticket information and send the tournament ticket information to the entertainment game system; provide the gambling results to the entertainment game system for use in executing the entertainment game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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