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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan M. Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Robert W. Crowder, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Pravinkumar Patel, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Anthony E. Green, Henderson, NV (US);
John E. Link, Manteca, CA (US);
Gennady Soliterman, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Allen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Dennis Lockard, Tracy, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Tallcott, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Joshua D. Larsen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Thomas Scott, Henderson, NV (US);
Christopher D. Barton, Henderson, NV (US);
Sudheer Vemuri, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mettu R. Reddy, Marshfield, WI (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one embodiment, a gaming device provides a base game in a normal, non-tournament mode, and the player's eligibility to play a tournament game is also determined. An eligible player is prompted to select a desired tournament game from a list of available tournaments while base game is in the normal, non-tournament mode. In response to the player's selection of a tournament game, the gaming device is reconfigured from the normal mode to a tournament mode. The gaming device processes game play in the tournament mode and creates a final tournament score for the player.