Method for playing multi-level games of chance
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1. A game of chance of two or more levels comprising:
- at least a first level, a plurality of intermediate levels, and a final level, each level above the first level having a plurality of winning tiers and at least one losing tier, wherein players in the winning tiers advance to a next level until arriving at the final level and players in the at least one losing tier do not advance;
a user interface that permits a player to select elements for entry into each level of the game the player plays or allows the player to have the elements selected for him via a computer;
a processor for determining if the elements selected by or for the player obtain a one of a plurality of winning outcomes, wherein the player of the game of chance of the two or more levels advances from a lower level to a higher level responsive to obtaining one of the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level; and
the processor further determining which of the plurality of winning tiers the player advances to in the higher level from the lower level by segregating players based on at least a type of winning outcome from the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level.
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Abstract
A method for playing a multi-level game of chance wherein players can advance to the next level with a win. As the game progresses through levels, non-winning players are eliminated and winning players are segregated by type of win. In general, each level provides greater winnings. In another example game format, a progressive jackpot may also be offered.
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21 Claims
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1. A game of chance of two or more levels comprising:
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at least a first level, a plurality of intermediate levels, and a final level, each level above the first level having a plurality of winning tiers and at least one losing tier, wherein players in the winning tiers advance to a next level until arriving at the final level and players in the at least one losing tier do not advance; a user interface that permits a player to select elements for entry into each level of the game the player plays or allows the player to have the elements selected for him via a computer; a processor for determining if the elements selected by or for the player obtain a one of a plurality of winning outcomes, wherein the player of the game of chance of the two or more levels advances from a lower level to a higher level responsive to obtaining one of the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level; and the processor further determining which of the plurality of winning tiers the player advances to in the higher level from the lower level by segregating players based on at least a type of winning outcome from the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a game of chance, wherein the game of chance has two or more levels, comprising:
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establishing a game of chance with at least a first level, a plurality of intermediate levels, and a final level, each level above the first level having a plurality of winning tiers and at least one losing tier, wherein players in the winning tiers advance to a next level until arriving at the final level and players in the at least one losing tier do not advance; permitting players, via a user interface, to select elements for entry into each level of the game the players play or permitting the players to have the elements selected for them via a computer; determining, via a processor, if the elements selected by or for the players obtain a one of a plurality of winning outcomes, wherein players of the game of chance advance from a lower level to a higher level response to obtaining a one of the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level; and determining, via the processor, which of the plurality of winning tiers in the higher level the players are placed into from the lower level by segregating the players based on at least a type of winning outcome from the plurality of winning outcomes in the lower level.
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