Patent ID: 8496525
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A63F,G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of playing a first game on a plurality of networked terminals, the method comprising: a. receiving one or more requests to play the first game; b. in response to receiving the one or more requests, facilitating play of the first game on at least one of the plurality of networked terminals; c. triggering play of a second game at a particular point in time, wherein the particular point in time is a date and time that was randomly chosen based on prior play of the first game; d. determining one or more eligible players whom are eligible to participate to play the second game from one or more players submitting the one or more requests to play the first game; e. in response to receiving each of the one or more requests, from the one or more eligible players, that occur after the particular point in time, facilitating a play of the second game concurrently with a respective play of the first game for each of the one or more eligible players; f. determining which plays of the second game result in a prize; and g. decrementing a second game total prize amount by an amount of each prize that results from each play of the second game.