Patent ID: 8591338
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving data indicative of a gaming unit on which a player has chosen to play a selected one or more games in a tournament, wherein the chosen gaming unit is not configured for playing the one or more selected games in the tournament and gaming software for the one or more selected games is not stored on the chosen gaming unit when the data is received; obtaining the gaming software for the one or more selected games comprising a pay table or a plurality of seeds for a random number generator to be implemented by the gaming unit and configuration data for configuring the chosen gaming machine for playing the selected one or more games in the tournament, wherein the gaming software can effectively configure the chosen gaming unit for playing the one or more games in a tournament; after the player has chosen the gaming unit, loading the gaming software for the one or more selected games and the configuration data to the chosen gaming unit, thereby effectively configuring the chosen gaming machine for participation in the tournament play of the one or more selected games and enabling the player to use the chosen gaming machine to play the one or more games in the tournament; after loading said gaming software and configuration data, receiving an indication from said chosen gaming unit that a fee from a player to play in the tournament has been submitted to said gaming unit;