Patent ID: 9586136
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming system, comprising: A) a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium; B) a server operatively associated with said non-transitory computer readable medium; C) communications means whereby donors access said server and donees receive information related to donations sent by said donors through said server; D) an accumulation value measured by said computer program, said accumulation value is at least one of a time period, a monetary value, or combinations thereof; E) a trigger value associated with said accumulation value; F) a selection of at least one award recipient from said donees whereby said selection is rendered by said computer program once said trigger value is reached; and G) notification to a respective at least one of said donors that said recipient was selected for at least one award, and transmission of said at least one award corresponding to said trigger value, said selection of said at least one award recipient is done by at least one of random selection, selection based on nomination, selection based upon votes submitted to said gaming system, or combinations thereof, when said gaming system is presented as a television game show to air by broadcasting, said at least one award is presented based upon a vote of persons viewing said television game show.