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Gaming system and method for selectively providing an elimination tournament that funds an award through expected values of unplayed tournament games of eliminated players

  • US 8,419,546 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2010
  • Issued: 04/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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.

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