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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2005
John A. Beatty, Reno, NV (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Rory L. Block, Carson City, NV (US);
Chih-hui Jan, Sparks, NV (US);
Terry D. Warkentin, Carson City, NV (US);
John A. Beatty, Reno, NV (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Rory L. Block, Carson City, NV (US);
Chih-Hui Jan, Sparks, NV (US);
Terry D. Warkentin, Carson City, NV (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to wagering games and, more particularly, to a gaming network linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming network has a plurality of servers dedicated to providing a shared game to a plurality of gaming terminals. The shared game may be either competitive or collaborative between players and may be a combination of both competitive and collaborative game play. The dedicated game servers are connected to a core support network that has commonly used computer resources. The communication link between the gaming terminals and servers are supported by a communication server with message directing software that allows events that occur at individual gaming terminals to be broadcast to all other gaming terminals and servers associated with that shared gaming events.