Gaming system and method for selectively providing an elimination tournament that funds an award through expected values of unplayed tournament games of eliminated players
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of operating a tournament gaming system, said method comprising:
- providing a first tournament and a second tournament, wherein values of tournament awards for the first tournament, the second tournament being different and providing each of said first tournament and said second tournament includes;
(a) for each of a plurality of gaming machines, causing said gaming machine to;
(i) determine a designated quantity of tournament games available to be subsequently played by a player of said gaming machine in said tournament, and(ii) for each of said tournament games played, generate and display a tournament game outcome;
(b) tracking tournament game play of each player;
(c) when a player elimination triggering event occurs, eliminating a designated number of players from the tournament, said designated number being at least one and less than all of the players in said tournament;
(d) after said player elimination triggering event occurs, for each eliminated player, determining any unplayed tournament games said eliminated player has remaining when eliminated;
(e) determining a tournament winner from the plurality of players based on the tracked tournament game play;
(f) determining a value of the tournament award based, at least in part, on an average expected payout value of each of said determined unplayed tournament games; and
(g) notifying said tournament winner that said tournament winner wins the tournament award.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A gaming system including a central server operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming devices to provide non-tournament game play and provide an elimination tournament. The gaming system contributes an average expected payout value of tournament games that were determined to be subsequently played by tournament players but were then not played because the players were eliminated before the end of the tournament to a tournament award. The tournament award is provided to a winner of the tournament.
-
Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A method of operating a tournament gaming system, said method comprising:
providing a first tournament and a second tournament, wherein values of tournament awards for the first tournament, the second tournament being different and providing each of said first tournament and said second tournament includes; (a) for each of a plurality of gaming machines, causing said gaming machine to; (i) determine a designated quantity of tournament games available to be subsequently played by a player of said gaming machine in said tournament, and (ii) for each of said tournament games played, generate and display a tournament game outcome; (b) tracking tournament game play of each player; (c) when a player elimination triggering event occurs, eliminating a designated number of players from the tournament, said designated number being at least one and less than all of the players in said tournament; (d) after said player elimination triggering event occurs, for each eliminated player, determining any unplayed tournament games said eliminated player has remaining when eliminated; (e) determining a tournament winner from the plurality of players based on the tracked tournament game play; (f) determining a value of the tournament award based, at least in part, on an average expected payout value of each of said determined unplayed tournament games; and (g) notifying said tournament winner that said tournament winner wins the tournament award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
5. A method of operating a tournament gaming system, said method comprising:
-
(a) for each of a plurality of gaming machines, causing said gaming machine to; (i) determine a designated quantity of tournament games available to be subsequently played by a player of said gaming machine in a tournament, and (ii) for each of said tournament games played, generate and display a tournament game outcome; (b) tracking tournament game play of each player; (c) when a player elimination triggering event occurs, eliminating a designated number of players from the tournament, said designated number being at least one and less than all of the players in said tournament; (d) after said player elimination triggering event occurs, determining any unplayed tournament games each eliminated player has remaining when eliminated; (e) determining a tournament winner from the plurality of players based on the tracked tournament game play; (f) determining a value of the tournament award based, at least in part, on an average expected payout value of each said determined remaining unplayed tournament games; and (g) notifying said at least one tournament winner that said at least one tournament winner wins the tournament award. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
Specification