Patent ID: 8177613
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a wager amount communicated over a network to a gaming server from each of a first plurality of players; allocating a first portion of each wager amount to a payout pool using the gaming server; allocating a second portion of each wager amount to a jackpot using the gaming server; causing a simultaneous presentation of a question to the first plurality of players using the gaming server; receiving, at the gaming server, a plurality of answers to the question from the first plurality of players; allocating, using the gaming server, pro rata shares of the payout pool to each player of the first plurality of players that answered the question correctly; and in response to a specified percentage of the first plurality of players answering the question correctly, allocating pro rata shares of the jackpot to each of the first plurality of players that answers the question correctly using the gaming server; receiving a wager amount at the server from each of a second plurality of players, wherein said second plurality of players comprises said first plurality of players and a third plurality of players, wherein the wager amount received from each of the first plurality of players is equal, and wherein the wager amount received from each of the third plurality of players is different than the wager amount received from each of the first plurality of players; placing the first plurality of players in a first game room corresponding to a first question; and placing at least a portion of the third plurality of players in a second game room corresponding to a second question.