Progressive controller and TCP/IP in a gaming system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A tournament gaming system that provides game play in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
- a tournament game server;
a plurality of game units connected to the tournament game server via a network; and
wherein a first game unit and a second game unit communicate with each other using TCP/IP protocol over the Internet;
wherein the gaming system utilizes websites or web pages to provide redemption of prize credits or merchandise prizes earned in a tournament game selected from a plurality of tournament games.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A gaming system is disclosed herein that provides game play in exchange for monetary input per game played. The gaming system includes: a game server, a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a progressive controller. The progressive controller enables time based progressive gaming in which a progressive award is incremented by time unit. The progressive controller manages the progressive award that is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input.
-
Citations
8 Claims
-
1. A tournament gaming system that provides game play in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
-
a tournament game server; a plurality of game units connected to the tournament game server via a network; and wherein a first game unit and a second game unit communicate with each other using TCP/IP protocol over the Internet; wherein the gaming system utilizes websites or web pages to provide redemption of prize credits or merchandise prizes earned in a tournament game selected from a plurality of tournament games. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
Specification