Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments

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A gaming system includes a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different commands to a plurality of gaming machines to provide non-tournament game play and to provide tournament game play on the same gaming machines.

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A63F:CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING....

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Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Baerlocher, Anthony J	Reno, US	666	78402
Graham, Jacob Thomas	Reno, US	10	889
Iddings, Cara L	Henderson, US	41	5766
MacVittie, Michael	Reno, US	50	5572
Manfredi, Vince	Henderson, US	12	1600
Schlottmann, Greg	Sparks, US	14	1650
Schneider, Richard J	Las Vegas, US	82	13041

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Server based gaming system and method for selectively providing one or more different tournaments

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PATENT NO	7684874
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
March 23, 2010	US,7684874,B2 US7684874B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
February 21, 2008	US,20080045344,A1 US20080045344A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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