International Game Technology has filed a patent for gaming systems and methods that allow operators or players to create multiple player selectable tournaments. The system enables the creation of tournaments with specific rules, communicates tournament data to gaming machines, and operates the tournament based on the number of players participating. The patent aims to enhance the gaming experience by providing customizable tournament options. GlobalData’s report on International Game Technology gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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By GlobalDataA recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230316858A1) describes a gaming system that allows players to participate in tournaments created by both operators and other players. The system includes a processor and a memory device that stores instructions for enabling the creation of tournaments based on data received through operator and player interfaces. The tournaments are playable on multiple gaming machines, and the creation data is associated with selectable rules for each tournament. The system communicates the created tournament data to the gaming machines, allowing players to see indications of the tournaments in which they can participate. The system also operates the tournaments based on the minimum number of players requesting to participate and determines a winner.
The patent also mentions that the selectable rules for the tournaments enable participating players to accumulate a player attack event that can be used against other players in the tournament. The instructions executed by the processor allow the operator and the first player to select different rules for the tournament. The system also includes a service window on each gaming machine to display indications of the tournaments.
To participate in the tournaments, players may be required to pay a tournament fee. The tournaments can be player elimination tournaments, where one player can win a portion of a tournament wager balance from another player. The gaming system includes various components such as a tournament game manager, a tournament database, a player tracking manager, a player database, and a media manager.
Another embodiment of the gaming system described in the patent allows players to partially create tournaments through a player access device, while operators can also partially create tournaments through an operator access device. The system creates a list of available gaming machines for each tournament and communicates the tournament data to the gaming machines. Players can then participate in the tournaments by paying a fee, and the system determines the winner.
Overall, the patent describes a gaming system that enables the creation and operation of tournaments on multiple gaming machines. The system allows both operators and players to contribute to the tournament creation process and offers various selectable rules for the tournaments. Players can participate by paying a fee, and the system determines the winner based on the number of participants.
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