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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
David R. Lark, Reno, NV (US);
Benjamin R. Holsclaw, Sparks, NV (US);
Bradford Brown, Sparks, NV (US);
Ronald P. Papson, Reno, NV (US);
Robert W. Ruymann, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a gaming system and method providing a gaming tournament having a variable average expected point payout. Generally, during the gaming tournament, the gaming system enables each tournament player to play a tournament game at an EGM. The gaming system accumulates one or more tournament points for the tournament player when a play of the tournament game results in a winning outcome. At various points during the tournament, the gaming system increases or decreases an average expected point payout of the tournament game to change the tournament players' gaming experience.