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US9033786B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9033786-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313937640-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 7, 2005 |
| Publication date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
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Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. Accordingly, one method includes: incrementing tournament entry points based on a predetermined percentage of a player's wager for base game play; presenting the player with two or more tournament games for play, wherein the player selects multiple tournament games from the two or more tournament games for immediate initiation of tournament game play on demand, and wherein the tournament games are separate from the base game; and initiating the tournament games, using a processor, selected by the player on a secondary display of the gaming device, the secondary display using an embedded processor that is separate and distinct from a main processor of the gaming device.
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What is claimed: 1. A gaming device-enabled method for enabling tournament gaming, the gaming device-enabled method comprising: providing a tournament server that is connected to a physical game network; providing a plurality of gaming devices that are connected to the tournament server via the physical game network, each gaming device including a first display on which a base game is presented using a first processor and a secondary display on which a tournament game is present…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9033786B2 cover?
- Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. Accordingly, one method includes: incrementing tournament entry points based on a predetermined percentage of a player's wager for base game play; presenting the player with two or more tournament games for play, wherein the player selects multiple tournament games from the two or mo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bally Gaming Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/3267. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 19 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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