WO2005110563A3 - System and method for video gaming tournament - Google Patents

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WO2005110563A3
WO2005110563A3 PCT/US2005/015412 US2005015412W WO2005110563A3 WO 2005110563 A3 WO2005110563 A3 WO 2005110563A3 US 2005015412 W US2005015412 W US 2005015412W WO 2005110563 A3 WO2005110563 A3 WO 2005110563A3
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Mark B Gagner
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    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
    • G07F17/3276—Games involving multiple players wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
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    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
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    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3293—Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

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The invention described herein includes a method. The method includes, on a plurality of video gaming machines conducting a video card game tournament; wherein the tournament lasts for a plurality of hands; each hand played includes a bet; each hand must be played within a period of time such that the total tournament lasts a period of time that is not unlimited; and the player keeps all winnings from the hands.
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