Game tournaments and gaming systems having a loss accumulation feature
US10242535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3293
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming tournament and tournament system allow multiple players to play a plurality of individual games, such as at gaming machines of the system. Each player plays individual games until they have achieved a predesignated number of game losses. Each player is assigned a tournament score, such as comprising an aggregate of points which are awarded for each winning game outcome. The individual games may comprise poker games which include a replacement card feature and a dynamic point award configuration.
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