Patent ID: 9443394
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a convertible gaming system, the method including: providing a set of networked gaming machines in an in-revenue operating mode requiring wager inputs for individual play, one or more of the networked gaming machines including a respective display system having a first display device and a second display device separate from the first display device; automatically converting the set of networked gaming machines from the in-revenue operating mode for individual play to a competition operating mode for group play using a tournament controller; and during the competition operating mode, simultaneously displaying a leader board and a video feed of a player at the respective display system of at least one of the networked gaming machines, the leader board including current relative positions of participants in the group play, the video feed of the player being displayed at the first display device and the leader board being displayed at the second display device of the respective display system.