Patent ID: 8727857
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A wager gaming method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to select a plurality of candidates for participation in a poll; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one input device to receive, from each player in a plurality of players, input indicating a quantity of voting points to apply towards a candidate in the plurality of candidates, wherein at least some of the quantity of voting points is drawn from one or more voting points associated with the player in response to one or more trigger events occurring during wagering game play of the player; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to tally, for each candidate, a total number of voting points applied to the candidate by all of the players in the plurality of players; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine, based on the total number of voting points for each candidate, a first candidate of the plurality of candidates with a highest total number of voting points; and causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one display device to display candidate information and voting information based on voting point input received from one or more of the players in the plurality of players.