Gaming system having progressive tournaments and weighting
US7972209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3297
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming system that provides game play in a tournament in exchange for monetary input per game played is disclosed. The gaming system includes a game server, a plurality of game units connected to the game server via a network, and a progressive tournament controller. The progressive tournament controller manages a tournament prize value that is incremented using criteria other than monetary input. The tournament prize is incremented over time at random intervals rather than being incremented by coin input.
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