A method provides a player tracking system and system gaming apparatus for playing non-base games by funding the credit side of a gaming cycle. The system further includes at least one gaming device having a base game. The player tracking system and system gaming apparatus includes a player tracking user interface. The player tracking user interface provides a player with an opportunity to select and play a non-base game that may be promotional-funded or player-funded.
1. A method for tournament gaming comprising;
allowing a wager on non-modified base game in normal mode and awarding pay table prize for a winning event on said base game,
monitoring said base game wager and win data,
processing a calculated normalized tournament score using said monitored data spanning multiple base game plays,
providing a tournament game and awarding a tournament prize to at least one tournament winner, wherein a player concurrently plays the base game and the tournament game;
wherein the tournament score calculation also uses the theoretical payout percentage for the base game in determining player ranking.
2. The method in claim 1 , wherein the tournament game is provided as a free bonus or is player funded.
3. The method in claim 1 , wherein entry into the tournament is automatic or upon player selection.
4. The method in claim 1 , wherein the tournament score is displayed on the player tracking user interface.
5. The method in claim 1 , wherein a tournament leader board is displayed on the player tracking user interface.
6. The method in claim 1 , wherein the tournament game requires expenditure of bonus game credits.
7. The method in claim 1 , wherein the tournament game is displayed on a display different than the based game display.
8. The method in claim 1 , wherein the tournament game is executed on a computing device different than the base game computing device.
9. The method in claim 1 , wherein participants in tournament gaming play a plurality of different them base games.
10. The method in claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different payout percentages.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different available denominators.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different wager amounts.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different pay tables.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different volatilities.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein one or more of each of the plurality of different theme base games have different bonus rounds.