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Systems and methods for administering community games

US11798374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2020
Grant dateOct 24, 2023
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3258
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bonus game server including game-logic circuitry that monitors a plurality of bonus ticket balances associated with a plurality of players and a bonus jackpot associated with a bonus tournament game, transmits, in response to an amount of the bonus jackpot exceeding an eligibility threshold, participation requests to player devices of eligible players for the bonus tournament game, initiates a participation timer, enters, in response to at least one of the eligible players accepting the participation request, the accepting eligible player into the bonus tournament game, generates, using a random number generator and in response to the participation timer reaching a concluding threshold, one or more random numbers to determine at least one outcome of the bonus tournament game, and awards a bonus game prize from the bonus jackpot to a winning player of the participating players identified at least partially by the determined outcome of the bonus tournament game.

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