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Wager gaming voting leaderboard

  • US 8,734,220 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2011
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wager gaming method comprising:

  • causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to select a plurality of candidates for participation in a poll;

    causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one input device to receive, from each player in a plurality of players, input indicating a quantity of one or more voting points to be applied to a candidate in the plurality of candidates, wherein;

    the quantity of voting points for each player is drawn from one or more voting points associated with the player in response to one or more trigger events occurring during wagering game play of the player, anda finite number of voting points are available for association with the players;

    causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to tally, for each candidate, a total number of voting points applied to the candidate by all of the players in the plurality of players;

    causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine, based on the total number of voting points for each candidate, a first candidate of the plurality of candidates with a highest number of total voting points; and

    causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one display device to display candidate information and voting information based on input received from one or more of the players in the plurality of players.

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