WO2008135808A3 - A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game - Google Patents

A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game Download PDF

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WO2008135808A3
WO2008135808A3 PCT/IB2007/051693 IB2007051693W WO2008135808A3 WO 2008135808 A3 WO2008135808 A3 WO 2008135808A3 IB 2007051693 W IB2007051693 W IB 2007051693W WO 2008135808 A3 WO2008135808 A3 WO 2008135808A3
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game
participate
players
prizes
multiplayer game
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Avi Lior
Idan Losica
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Playtech Software Ltd
Avi Lior
Idan Losica
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Priority to US12/598,650 priority Critical patent/US20100151928A1/en
Priority to PCT/IB2007/051693 priority patent/WO2008135808A2/en
Publication of WO2008135808A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008135808A2/en
Publication of WO2008135808A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008135808A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots

Abstract

A method of attracting players to give preference to play with a specific computerized game provider, including: providing a multiplayer game application on a game server for multiple players to compete against each other over a network, enlisting multiple players on one or more group servers to participate in the multiplayer game application provided by the game server, collecting a fee from each player to participate in the multiplayer game, awarding prizes to one or more winners of the multiplayer game from the fee collected from each player, giving players the option of adding an additional sum to the fee collected in order to receive additional prizes responsive to events occurring in the game in addition to the prizes awarded to the one or more winners.
PCT/IB2007/051693 2007-05-06 2007-05-06 A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game WO2008135808A2 (en)

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US12/598,650 US20100151928A1 (en) 2007-05-06 2007-05-06 method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game
PCT/IB2007/051693 WO2008135808A2 (en) 2007-05-06 2007-05-06 A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game

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PCT/IB2007/051693 WO2008135808A2 (en) 2007-05-06 2007-05-06 A method of attracting clients to preferentially participate in a computerized game

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WO2008135808A3 true WO2008135808A3 (en) 2009-04-23

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US20050173862A1 (en) * 2004-02-05 2005-08-11 Henry Orenstein Skill based poker tournament
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US20030070178A1 (en) * 2001-09-09 2003-04-10 Boyd Robert A. Poker tournament system
US20030060264A1 (en) * 2001-09-21 2003-03-27 Chilton Ward W. Gaming device providing tournament entries
US20050032564A1 (en) * 2003-08-08 2005-02-10 Sines Randy D. Methods and apparatus for playing a poker game
US20050173862A1 (en) * 2004-02-05 2005-08-11 Henry Orenstein Skill based poker tournament
US20060157934A1 (en) * 2005-01-20 2006-07-20 Shuffle Master, Inc. Multiple site poker tournament

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