Game of chance systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9595169-B2
Application number	US-201213455662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2012
Priority date	Aug 31, 2006
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, in which the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to:
compute a first amount of consideration bet by a first player on a first game;
compute a second amount of consideration won by the first player from the first game; determine a third amount of consideration bet by a second player on a second game;
compute a fourth amount of consideration won by the second player from the second game;
compute a first performance metric for the first player based on at least one of (a) the first amount of consideration and (b) the second amount of consideration, in which the first performance metric may include any statistic, numerical indicator, or other indicator describing or summarizing the performance of the first player;
determine a second performance metric for the second player based on at least one of (a) the third amount of consideration and (b) the fourth amount of consideration;
compute whether the first performance metric is superior to the second performance metric; and
award a prize to the first player based on whether the first performance metric is superior to the second performance metric.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to compute a first performance metric includes to compute a difference between the second amount of consideration and the first amount of consideration.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to compute a first performance metric includes to compute a total amount of consideration won by the first player during a particular time period, in which the total amount of consideration includes the second amount of consideration.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to compute a first performance metric includes to compute a highest amount of consideration won by the first player in an individual game during a particular time period, in which the highest amount of consideration takes into account the second amount of consideration.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to compute whether the first performance metric is superior to the second performance metric includes to compute whether a numerical value of the first performance metric exceeds a numerical value of the second performance metric.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to award a prize includes to award a monetary prize to the first player if the first performance metric is superior to the second performance metric.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 in which to compute a first amount of consideration bet by a first player on a first game includes to:
receive a numerical identifier from a tracking card that has been inserted into a gaming device; associate the numerical identifier with a name of the first player; and
receive from the gaming device an indication of the first amount of consideration.

Assignees

• Lutnick Howard W
• Amaitis Lee
• Alderucci Dean P
• Gelman Geoffrey M
• Cfph Llc

Inventors

• Lutnick Howard W
• Amaitis Lee
• Alderucci Dean P
• Gelman Geoffrey M

Classifications

• G07F17/3244

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• G07F17/3232

  wherein the operator is informed · CPC title

• G07F17/3293 Primary

  Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack · CPC title

• G07F17/3276

  wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament · CPC title