Patent ID: 11861987
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A specialized slot machine comprising:
a data processor;
a network interface, in data communication with the data processor, for communication on a data network;
a display device in data communication with the data processor, wherein the display device serves as a gaming surface; and
a gaming system, executable by the data processor, to transform the data processor and network interface into a specialized slot machine configured to implement a client version of a real time live action wagering tournament game using a virtual deck of cards, the gaming system being further configured to:
provide, by use of the data processor, a virtual deck of cards, wherein a plurality of virtual cards in the deck have been selected from a shuffled virtual deck of cards, wherein each of the plurality of virtual cards comprise identifying information and real-life statistics related to an athlete's actions in real-life sporting events, wherein each of the plurality of virtual cards further comprise information indicative of: 1) an athlete's name, 2) an identifier of a team for which an athlete plays, 3) a value of the virtual card determined by fantasy points a corresponding athlete is worth, the value corresponding to an athlete's performance in a real-life sporting event, the value representing live action scoring from the real-life sporting event currently in progress or completed, 4) an identifier of a position an athlete plays at a sporting venue, and 5) statistics related to an athlete's performance in real-life sporting events;
receive a wager from players for entry into the real time live action wagering tournament game;
divide a plurality of players into player groups;
present, via the display device, at least one virtual card face up from the virtual deck of cards to each player of a player group;
identify at least one top scoring winner of each player group based on values of the virtual cards presented to each player in a player group; and
enable one or more top scoring players of each player group to participate in a subsequent game with a different player group.