System for playing a game
US8047913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3239
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for playing a multiplayer zero-sum game includes a gaming server operable under program control to regulate the progress of at least one instance of the multiplayer zero-sum game by a predetermined plurality of players, a user access facility corresponding to each player, a plurality of portals associated with a plurality of competing game provider entities, and a clearing account facility having a separate clearing account for each game provider entity. Each user access facility is operable by a player to access the gaming server for participation in the at least one instance of the multiplayer zero-sum game through a selectable one of the plurality of portals, wherein each portal can be logically connected to a plurality of user access facilities simultaneously.
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