International Game Technology has patented gaming systems and methods that incorporate sporting event outcomes into tournament gameplay. The system displays a video stream of a sporting event, determines game outcomes based on these events, and utilizes randomly determined symbols for gameplay. 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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Gaming system using sporting event outcomes for tournament games
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US12014602B2) discloses a gaming system that involves a processor and memory device storing instructions for executing a tournament play. The system communicates data to display a sporting event and its outcomes, determines game quantities based on these outcomes, displays randomly determined symbols, and calculates additional game quantities based on both outcomes and symbols. The system also allows for modifications of symbols based on outcomes and vice versa, as well as the accumulation of awards for different groups of electronic gaming machines based on sporting event outcomes and randomly determined symbols. The system further determines winning groups of machines based on accumulated awards, providing an interactive and engaging gaming experience for players.
Moreover, the patent details a method for operating the gaming system, involving displaying historical sporting events, determining game quantities based on outcomes and symbols, and communicating these results to players. The method allows for modifications of symbols based on outcomes and vice versa, as well as the accumulation of awards for different plays of the tournament game. Additionally, the method includes determining awards based on sporting event outcomes and randomly determined symbols, providing players with a dynamic and immersive gaming experience. Overall, the patent showcases an innovative gaming system and method that combine elements of chance, skill, and sports outcomes to create an engaging and interactive gameplay environment for users.
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