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1. A display interface for real-time ranking of players in a tournament in a gaming system, each gaming machine with the gaming system having a display interface, the gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming machines, wherein at least a first gaming machine enables play of a first base game that has a first theoretical payout percentage, and wherein at least a second gaming machine enables play of a second base game that has a second theoretical payout percentage;
a communication link connecting the plurality of gaming machines; and
a secondary display device operatively connected to each gaming machine, wherein the secondary display device is capable of displaying a plurality of second games;
a tournament controller connected to the communication link, wherein the tournament controller generates and pushes real-time tournament scores/rankings to at least one gaming machine for presentation on a secondary display device;
wherein calculation of each tournament score uses the theoretical payout percentage from each respective base game.
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Abstract
A system provides a player tracking system and system gaming apparatus for playing non-base games by funding the credit side of a gaming cycle. The system further includes at least one gaming device having a base game. The player tracking system and system gaming apparatus includes a player tracking user interface. The player tracking user interface provides a player with an opportunity to select and play a non-base game that may be promotional-funded or player-funded.
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1. A display interface for real-time ranking of players in a tournament in a gaming system, each gaming machine with the gaming system having a display interface, the gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines, wherein at least a first gaming machine enables play of a first base game that has a first theoretical payout percentage, and wherein at least a second gaming machine enables play of a second base game that has a second theoretical payout percentage; a communication link connecting the plurality of gaming machines; and a secondary display device operatively connected to each gaming machine, wherein the secondary display device is capable of displaying a plurality of second games; a tournament controller connected to the communication link, wherein the tournament controller generates and pushes real-time tournament scores/rankings to at least one gaming machine for presentation on a secondary display device; wherein calculation of each tournament score uses the theoretical payout percentage from each respective base game. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A display interface incorporated into each gaming machine in a gaming system, the gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines each having a display screen, wherein at least a first gaming machine enables play of a first base game that has a first theoretical payout percentage, and wherein at least a second gaming machine enables play of a second base game that has a second theoretical payout percentage; a secondary display device operatively connected to each gaming machine, wherein the secondary display device is capable of displaying a plurality of second games; and wherein each display screen presents information regarding cashable and non-cashable credits; wherein calculation of each tournament score uses the theoretical payout percentage from each respective base game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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