Patents Examined by Traar Harper
  • Patent number: 9361754
    Abstract: A gaming system including a central server operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming devices to provide non-tournament game play and provide an elimination tournament. The gaming system contributes an average expected payout value of tournament games that were determined to be subsequently played by tournament players but were then not played because the players were eliminated before the end of the tournament to a tournament award. The tournament award is provided to a winner of the tournament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Rogelio S. Decasa, Jr., Jason P. Pawloski, Ryan W. Cuddy, Karen M. Kendall, Kelsy J. Grace, Benjamin M. Fuller