Tournament gaming system
AssigneeAtlantic City Cion & Slot Service Company, Inc.
InventorsJerald C. Seelig, Lawrence M. Henshaw
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Abstract
A network gaming system and method including a server having plural regular games for selection, and plural tournament games for plural players. The system also has plural gaming devices each in communication with the server to conduct a selected regular game upon receipt of a regular wager, and to enter a first tournament game upon receipt of a first tournament wager, and to simultaneously enter a second tournament game upon receipt of a second tournament wager. The system also has a payout system to award a regular game winning player a regular prize, and to award a tournament winning player a tournament prize.
Claims23
A network gaming system, comprising:
- (A) a server having plural regular games for selection, and plural tournament games for plural players;
- (B) plural gaming devices each in communication with the server to conduct a selected regular game upon receipt of a regular wager, to enter a first tournament game upon receipt of a first tournament wager, and to simultaneously enter a second tournament game upon receipt of a second tournament wager;
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- (C) a payout system to award a regular game winning player a regular prize, and to award a tournament winning player a tournament prize.
A method of conducting tournament gameplay not necessarily in the order shown comprising:
- (A) offering plural regular games for selection;
- (B) offering plural tournament games for selection;
- (C) conducting a selected regular game in response to receiving a regular wager;
- (D) conducting a first selected tournament game in response to receiving a first tournament wager;
- (E) conducting a second selected tournament game in response to receiving a second tournament wager simultaneously with the first selected tournament game;
- (F) awarding a regular prize to a winner of the selected regular game;
- (G) awarding a first tournament prize to a winner of the first selected tournament game;
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- (H) awarding a second tournament prize to a winner of the second selected tournament game.
A network gaming system, comprising:
- (A) gaming means for playing a regular game of chance;
- (B) tournament means for entering plural tournaments;
- (C) controller means for simultaneously conducting the plural tournaments;
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- (D) payout means for awarding a regular prize to a regular game winner, and a tournament prize to a tournament winner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.