Competitive gaming method and system
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorColin Fong
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Abstract
Disclosed is gaming apparatus, which may be a gaming system and a method of gaming implemented on gaming apparatus. A plurality of linked gaming machines are monitored for the occurrence of a first event. The number of occurrences of the first event for each gaming machine is recorded. On the occurrence of a second event, a bonus is awarded on each said gaming machine on which at least one monitored occurrence of the first event has occurred, the bonus award being dependent on the number of occurrences of the first event.
Claims11
A method of competitive bonus game for use with a gaming networking having a plurality of gaming machines, the method including:
- receiving a first wager at a said gaming machine for a first game;
- detecting occurrences of a first outcome during play of said first game among the gaming machines;
- identifying each of said gaming machines in response to the occurrence of a first outcome having been detected;
- entering at least one of said plurality of gaming machines into a competition mode in response to an event having been triggered;
- in a first round of competition in said competition mode, determining a score for each of said identified gaming machines based on a number of occurrences of said first outcome on each of said identified gaming machines;
- progressing each of said identified gaming machines to a next round of competition in response to a respective said score being within a range;
- awarding an award to a said gaming machine that progresses through all rounds of the competition;
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- displaying representations the competition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.