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US8998727B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8998727-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313971660-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 7, 2005 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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A disclosed method provides for tournament gaming. The method comprises: allowing a wager on non-modified base game in normal mode and awarding pay table prize for a winning event on said base game; monitoring said base game wager and win data; processing a calculated normalized tournament score using said monitored data spanning multiple base game plays; and providing a tournament game and awarding a tournament prize to at least one tournament winner; wherein the tournament score calculation also uses the theoretical payout percentage for the base game in determining player ranking.
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What is claimed is: 1. A gaming device-enabled method for tournament gaming, the gaming device-enabled method comprising: providing one or more servers that are connected to a physical network including a tournament server and a player tracking server; providing a plurality of gaming devices that are connected to the one or more servers via the physical network, each gaming device including a first display on which a base game is presented using a first processor and a secondary…
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- What does patent US8998727B2 cover?
- A disclosed method provides for tournament gaming. The method comprises: allowing a wager on non-modified base game in normal mode and awarding pay table prize for a winning event on said base game; monitoring said base game wager and win data; processing a calculated normalized tournament score using said monitored data spanning multiple base game plays; and providing a tournament game and awa…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bally Gaming Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/3239. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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