System and method for conducting games of skill and/or chance for on-property and off-property players
View Patent ↗In one aspect, a multiplayer game format is provided that permits both off-property and on-property players to participate in a multiplayer game that provides awards to a winning player. Such a game format may include rake games which maximize the income of such types of games.
1. A method for conducting a multiplayer game comprising acts of:
generating, by a gaming system, a plurality of predetermined outcomes;
requiring, by the gaming system, an entry of both an on-property player and an off-property player into a multiplayer game session conducted at an on-property gaming location, wherein the on-property and off-property players are required to compete against each other in the multiplayer game session conducted at the on-property gaming location such that only one of the on-property player or the off-property player wins the game session;
assigning, by the gaming system, at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcomes to the off-property player, wherein determining if the predetermined outcome is a winning or losing outcome depends upon game play during the multiplayer game session;
conducting the multiplayer game via the gaming system; and
during play of the multiplayer game, revealing, by the gaming system, an outcome to the off-property player corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcomes.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising an act of determining an outcome associated with the on-property player based on at least one of a randomized, a predetermined, or a skill-based event.
3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising an act of presenting the outcome associated with the on-property player to the on-property player.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the act of revealing an outcome to the off-property player includes presenting the outcome to the off-property player as a random event.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising an act of associating the entry of the off-property player with a frequent player identifier.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising an act of issuing a ticket associated with the entry of the off-property player, the ticket including access information that permits the off-property player to access the multiplayer game session.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multiplayer game is a rake-style game.
8. A distributed system for conducting a multiplayer game, the system comprising:
at least one electronic game system located at an on-property gaming location;
at least one computing device located at an off-property location;
an on-property network coupled to the at least one electronic game; and
an off-property network coupled to the at least one computing device and configured to communicate with the on-property network,
wherein the at least one electronic game system is configured to;
require entry of an on-property player to the multiplayer game,
require entry of an off-property player to the multiplayer game via the at least one computing device, wherein the on-property player and the off-property player are required to compete against each other in the multiplayer game session conducted at the on-property gaming location such that only one of the on-property player or the off-property player wins the game session,
conduct the multiplayer game,
generate a plurality of predetermined outcomes,
assign at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcome to the off-property player, wherein determining if the predetermined outcome is a winning or losing outcome depends upon game play during the multiplayer game session, and
reveal an outcome to the off-property player corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcomes.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one electronic game system includes at least one Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM).
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one electronic game system includes at least one electronic table game.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one personal computer.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one mobile computing device.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the multiplayer game is a rake-style game.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the off-property network is configured to communicate with the on-property network via the Internet.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed on a processor performs a method for conducting a promotional game, the method comprising acts of:
generating, by a gaming system, a plurality of predetermined outcomes;
requiring an entry of both an on-property player and an off-property player into a multiplayer game session conducted at an on-property gaming location, wherein the on-property and off-property players are required to compete against each other in the multiplayer game session conducted at the on-property gaming location such that only one of the on-property player or the off-property player wins the game session;
assigning at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcomes to the off-property player, wherein determining if the predetermined outcome is a winning or losing outcome depends upon game play during the multiplayer game session;
conducting the multiplayer game; and
during play of the multiplayer game, revealing an outcome to the off-property player corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of predetermined outcomes.
16. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises an act of determining an outcome associated with the on-property player based on at least one of a randomized, a predetermined, or a skill-based event.
17. The computer readable medium according to claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises an act of presenting the outcome associated with the on-property player to the on-property player.
18. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the act of revealing an outcome to the off-property player includes presenting the outcome to the off-property player as a random event.
19. The computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises an act of issuing a ticket associated with the entry, the ticket including access information that permits the off-property player to access the multiplayer game session.