Patent ID: 8678902
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming machines each capable of playing a base game using wagered funds, wherein at least a first gaming machine enables play of a first base game that has a first theoretical payout percentage, and wherein at least a second gaming machine enables play of a second base game that has a second theoretical payout percentage; and a player tracking system including a system gaming apparatus for playing tournament games associated with each base gaming machine, wherein each player tracking system is operatively coupled to its associated gaming machine, and wherein each system gaming apparatus includes a display screen and a processor, and enables a player to play a tournament game using the display screen and processor of the system gaming apparatus; wherein the gaming system provides a tournament game and awards a tournament prize to at least one tournament winner, wherein calculation of each tournament score uses the theoretical payout percentage from each respective base game, and wherein a player's tournament score increases in correspondence with a distance from an expected payout for the player's wager amount and a theoretical win for the player's wager amount.