Gaming system having progressive tournaments and weighting
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1. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
- a game server;
a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, anda progressive tournament controller, wherein the progressive tournament controller manages a tournament prize value that is incremented using criteria other than monetary input; and
wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input.
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Abstract
A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played is disclosed. The gaming system includes a game server, a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a progressive tournament controller. The progressive tournament controller manages a tournament prize value that is incremented using criteria other than monetary input. The tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a progressive tournament controller, wherein the progressive tournament controller manages a tournament prize value that is incremented using criteria other than monetary input; and
wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a progressive tournament controller, wherein the progressive tournament controller manages a tournament prize value that is incremented using other criteria in addition to monetary input; and
wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network; and a tournament weighting controller, wherein the tournament weighting controller enables a tournament prize to be divided among top tournament players based upon score weighting; and wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input.
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12. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a tournament weighting controller, wherein the tournament weighting controller enables a tournament prize to be divided among top tournament players based upon place weighting; and wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a tournament controller, wherein the tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input, wherein the tournament controller additionally increments a tournament prize using the duration of the tournament, a predetermined number, a number of goals achieved during a tournament, manually by an operator of the tournament controller, or combinations thereof.
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