Tournament gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods

US9011241B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Bally Gaming, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bryan M. Kelly · Alamo, US
• Robert W. Crowder, Jr. · Las Vegas, US
• Pravinkumar Patel · Las Vegas, US
• Anthony E. Green · Las Vegas, US
• John E. Link · Tracy, US
• Gennady Soliterman · San Ramon, US
• Jeffrey L. Allen · Naperville, US
• Dennis Lockard · Tracy, US
• Jeffrey C. Tallcott · Modesto, US
• Joshua Larsen · Spanish Fork, US
• Thomas Scott · Henderson, US
• Christopher D. Barton · Henderson, US
• Sudheer Vemuri · Las Vegas, US
• Mettu R. Reddy · Marshfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 25, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 21, 2015
• Expiry date: Jul 25, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3267
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one embodiment, a gaming device provides a base game in a normal, non-tournament mode, and the player's eligibility to play a tournament game is also determined. An eligible player is prompted to select a desired tournament game from a list of available tournaments while base game is in the normal, non-tournament mode. In response to the player's selection of a tournament game, the gaming device is reconfigured from the normal mode to a tournament mode. The gaming device processes game play in the tournament mode and creates a final tournament score for the player.