Patent ID: 8662989
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for enabling casino tournament gaming, comprising: a plurality of gaming machines, wherein at least a first gaming machine enables play of a first base game, wherein at least a second gaming machine enables play of a second base game, wherein the first base game has a first set of parameters and the second base game has a second set of parameters, and wherein the first base game with the first set of parameters is a different game theme from second base game with the second set of parameters; a plurality of game monitoring units associated with the plurality of gaming machines, wherein each game-monitoring unit monitors corresponding base game play data; a plurality of player tracking display device, wherein each player tracking display device is associated with a corresponding gaming machine; and a tournament controller in communication with the gaming machines; wherein each gaming machine base game play data is converted into a normalized tournament score that is designed to substantially equalize differences resulting from the base games that have differing sets of parameters, wherein calculation of the normalized tournament score uses monitored data spanning multiple base game plays; wherein calculation of the tournament score also uses the theoretical payout percentage for the base game in determining player ranking.