System and method for tournament gaming using social network based team formation
US9155968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3295
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is disclosed of enabling a player to use remote home terminals or mobile devices via a network to enroll in a casino tournament gaming system, in addition to winning prizes offered as an outcome of a primary game on underlying gaming machines located in a casino. The method includes enabling enrollment in the casino tournament gaming system to form tournament teams via remote home terminals or mobile devices, wherein the system uses existing social networks to leverage pre-existing relationships between players that are members of the social network to form tournament teams; enabling play of a game of chance on the underlying gaming machines that award game credits that are redeemable for a payout and are controlled by overall payout percentages relating to the game of chance; and facilitating entry into one or more skill-based tournament games in the player's tournament team against other tournament teams.
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