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US 11,887,440 B2Granted
Tournament gaming system with all wins multiplier mode
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAlfred Thomas, Scott Burns, Joseph Masinter, II, Larry Pacey
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for enabling all wins multiplier features on gaming devices during multiplayer gaming tournament play. The all wins multiplier features may be simultaneously engaged on multiple gaming devices at a predetermined point in time, and may generally all simultaneously terminate the all wins multiplier feature at the same time. Multiple different all wins multiplier features using different multiplier values may be enabled at different times during a particular tournament session.
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An electronic gaming system comprising:
- a tournament management system having one or more processors and one or more memory devices, wherein:
- the one or more processors and the one or more memory devices are operably connected, and
- the one or more memory devices store computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:
- receive information indicating win amounts associated with winning outcomes occurring on a plurality of gaming devices while the gaming devices are participating in a common tournament session of a multiplayer gaming tournament, wherein:
- the plurality of gaming devices includes all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session and the win amounts are for all winning outcomes occurring on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session at any time during the common tournament session, and
- the common tournament session is of a fixed duration and all players participating in the common tournament session play simultaneously,
- determine, for each win amount, a corresponding score value based, at least in part, on that win amount,
- cause a first all wins multiplier feature to be activated at a predetermined first time, the first all wins multiplier feature associated with a first all wins multiplier value that is greater than one, thereby causing a first all wins multiplier mode to be activated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session,
- multiply the win amount for each winning outcome that occurs on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session while the first all wins multiplier feature is active by at least the first all wins multiplier value to produce the corresponding score value for that win amount,
- cause the first all wins multiplier feature to be deactivated at a second time after the predetermined first time, thereby causing the first all wins multiplier mode to be deactivated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session, and
- cause, for each score value produced, a score update message to be sent to the gaming device from which the corresponding win amount originated, the score update message indicating that score value.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors of a tournament management system, information indicating win amounts associated with winning outcomes occurring on a plurality of gaming devices while the gaming devices are participating in a common tournament session of a multiplayer gaming tournament, wherein:
- the plurality of gaming devices includes all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session and the win amounts are for all winning outcomes occurring on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session at any time during the common tournament session, and
- the common tournament session is of a fixed duration and all players participating in the common tournament session play simultaneously;
- determining, by the one or more processors of the tournament management system and for each win amount, a corresponding score value based, at least in part, on that win amount;
- activating, by the one or more processors of the tournament management system, a first all wins multiplier feature at a predetermined first time, the first all wins multiplier feature associated with a first all wins multiplier value that is greater than one, thereby causing a first all wins multiplier mode to be activated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session;
- multiplying, by the one or more processors of the tournament management system, the win amount for each winning outcome that occurs on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session while the first all wins multiplier feature is active by at least the first all wins multiplier value to produce the corresponding score value for that win amount;
- deactivating, by the one or more processors of the tournament management system, the first all wins multiplier feature at a second time after the predetermined first time, thereby causing the first all wins multiplier mode to be deactivated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session;
- and
- sending, by the one or more processors of the tournament management system and for each score value produced, a score update message to the gaming device from which the corresponding win amount originated, the score update message indicating that score value.
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One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a tournament management system, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive information indicating win amounts associated with winning outcomes occurring on a plurality of gaming devices while the gaming devices are participating in a common tournament session of a multiplayer gaming tournament, wherein:
- the plurality of gaming devices includes all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session and the win amounts are for all winning outcomes occurring on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session at any time during the common tournament session, and
- the common tournament session is of a fixed duration and all players participating in the common tournament session play simultaneously;
- determine, for each win amount, a corresponding score value based, at least in part, on that win amount;
- cause a first all wins multiplier feature to be activated at a predetermined first time, the first all wins multiplier feature associated with a first all wins multiplier value that is greater than one, thereby causing a first all wins multiplier mode to be activated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session;
- multiply the win amount for each winning outcome that occurs on any of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session while the first all wins multiplier feature is active by at least the first all wins multiplier value to produce the corresponding score value for that win amount,
- cause the first all wins multiplier feature to be deactivated at a second time after the predetermined first time, thereby causing the first all wins multiplier mode to be deactivated simultaneously for all of the gaming devices participating in the common tournament session;
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- cause, for each score value produced, a score update message to be sent to the gaming device from which the corresponding win amount originated, the score update message indicating that score value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.