Patent ID: 9005031
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring a poker tournament at a physical casino, comprising: at least one application software program server; and at least one computer memory with instructions executable by the said server to configure the server to access a system database containing poker tournament and player information and to: provide tournament set-up and tournament maintenance functionality at the physical casino including at least the name of the tournament, date or dates of the tournament, times for the tournament, entry fee amounts, and total purse of the tournament; present a user interface on one or more computing devices or displays to enable set up and maintenance of the tournament, and including the computation of teal time tournament status; receive at least one player tournament check-in input including player identification information and identifying a player from the player check-in input information using the system database which includes information regarding previously registered players; determine tournament seating including providing player status and storing player status in the system database; select at least one player for a table responsive to a determination that the table has at least one available seat, and assign said at least one player to the table; receive tournament status information regarding players containing player identification information, wherein the instructions when executed by the server enable the server to identify players from the player tournament status information; cause status or results of the tournament, to be presented in real time on a large public display device suitable for simultaneous viewing by a multiplicity of tournament players inclusive of the use of unique player identifiers; and calculate tournament results, so that the instructions when executed by the server configure the server to allow for computations which calculate the amount of compensation/payout for the players based on the tournament results.