Patent ID: 8622801
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A casino gaming system, comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device enabling play of a base game and including a secondary display device having a secondary bonus game displayed thereon, wherein at least a first gaming device enables play of a first base game that has a first theoretical payout percentage, and wherein at least a second gaming device enables play of a second base game that has a second theoretical payout percentage; and a promotional credit accrual engine; wherein the engine accrues promotional credits in response to amounts of base game wagering; wherein the play of the secondary bonus game is activate-able using the accrued promotional credits, wherein the secondary bonus game is a tournament game and awards a tournament prize to at least one tournament winner, and wherein calculation of each tournament score uses the theoretical payout percentage from each respective base game.