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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan M. Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Robert W. Crowder, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Dennis Lockard, Tracy, CA (US);
Robert A. Luciano, Jr., Reno, NV (US);
Jeffrey C. Tallcott, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system for displaying real-time pushed data of tournament scores is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of gaming machines connected to a network each having a display capable of presenting a game, wherein each gaming machine enables play of chat-based games. The system also includes a gaming server and a chat server that are connected to the network. The gaming server is in communication with the plurality of gaming machines via the network. The chat server pushes real-time tournament data to the first and second gaming machines for presenting tournament data and on the display to facilitate competition between the first and second gaming machines.