Patent ID: 8979641
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: a central controller configured to operate with a plurality of gaming machines, each of the gaming machines including at least one gaming machine processor; at least one gaming machine display device; at least one gaming machine input device; and at least one gaming machine memory device storing a plurality of gaming machine instructions which, when executed by the at least one gaming machine processor, cause the at least one gaming machine processor to operate with the at least one gaming machine display device and the at least one gaming machine input device to display a game, wherein the central controller includes at least one central controller processor and at least one central controller memory device storing a plurality of central controller instructions which, when executed by the at least one central controller processor, cause the at least one central controller processor to operate with the gaming machines to: (a) for each of the gaming machines, assign said gaming machine to one of a plurality of different teams; (b) for each of the gaming machines, upon an occurrence of a point accumulation event in association with a play of the game on said gaming machine, add a quantity of points to: (i) a total quantity of points of a player of said gaming machine, and (ii) a total quantity of points of the team to which said gaming machine is assigned; (c) upon an occurrence of a triggering event associated with a non-occurrence of a designated event: (d) upon an occurrence of the designated event, cause at least one of the gaming machines to display a second award.