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Tournament game, gaming machine, gaming system and method with a player-interactive bonus feature

US8602877B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by

5References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Multimedia Games, Inc. · US

Inventors

John J. Carpenter · Austin, US
Keith Riggs · Austin, US
Allison Pope · Austin, US
Michael Conway · Austin, US
Clint Owen · Rockdale, US
Bradley W. Johnson · Austin, US
JP Cody · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2011
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/3276
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tournament game, gaming machine, gaming system and method are disclosed wherein a player-interactive bonus feature is triggered and displayed simultaneously with a tournament game presentation and a bonus award is paid responsive to a player selecting a displayed bonus target, such as a balloon. The bonus award is paid in addition to any award payable based on the tournament game outcome.

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