Patent ID: 8888584

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to receive a competition initiation request from at least one of a plurality of players, each of the plurality of players being associated with a separate fantasy sports team, each of the fantasy sports teams including a plurality of athletes; (b) in response receiving the competition request, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to initiate a competition including the fantasy sports teams of the plurality of players and operate with at least one display device to display the competition; (c) for each of the fantasy sports teams, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to: (i) for each of one or more of the athletes on said fantasy sports team: (A) determine a cumulative simulated performance of said athlete based on designated historical performance data of said athlete, and (B) determine a cumulative athlete score of said athlete based on the determined cumulative simulated performance of said athlete; and (ii) determine a total team score for said fantasy sports team based on the determined cumulative athlete scores of said one or more athletes on said fantasy sports team; (d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine which of the fantasy sports teams has the highest total team score; and (e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display one or more awards to be provided to the fantasy sports team having the highest total team score, at least one of the awards being a monetary award.