Gennady I Soliterman

8308546, Nov 13, 2012

Aug 3, 2010

12/849015

John G. Kroeckel - San Ramon CA, US
Gennady I. Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Modesto CA, US
Jeffrey Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Luciano - Reno NV, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

G06F 17/00

463 16

Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines.

8317588, Nov 27, 2012

Aug 3, 2010

12/849022

John G. Kroeckel - San Ramon CA, US
Gennady I. Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Modesto CA, US
Jeffrey Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Luciano - Reno NV, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

G06F 17/00

463 16

Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines.

8317620, Nov 27, 2012

Nov 10, 2008

12/268288

Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Pravinkumar Patel - Las Vegas NV, US
Anthony E. Green - Henderson NV, US
John E. Link - Manteca CA, US
Gennady Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Jeffrey L. Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Pleasanton CA, US
Joshua D. Larsen - Las Vegas NV, US
Thomas Scott - Henderson NV, US
Christopher D. Barton - Henderson NV, US
Sudheer Vemuri - Las Vegas NV, US
Mettu R. Reddy - Marshfield WI, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

463 42, 463 16, 463 20, 463 25, 463 29, 2731381, 2731382, 273143 R, 700 90

Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one embodiment, a gaming system for presenting tournament games includes a plurality of gaming devices in communication with a tournament server as well as a plurality of tournament displays positioned throughout a gaming establishment. Each gaming device is configured to enable concurrent play of a base game and an on-demand tournament game in which the on-demand tournament game is player initiated. The tournament server manages play of the on-demand tournament game, and the tournament server determines a location of active and eligible players for the on-demand tournament game. The plurality of tournament displays are positioned throughout a gaming establishment, and the tournament displays are also in communication with the tournament server. The tournament server sends tournament information to the tournament displays near the location of active and eligible players of the tournament game.

8425299, Apr 23, 2013

Jul 11, 2011

13/180543

John G. Kroeckel - San Ramon CA, US
Gennady I. Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Modesto CA, US
Jeffrey Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Luciano - Reno NV, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

G06F 17/00

463 16

Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines.

8480468, Jul 9, 2013

Aug 3, 2010

12/849019

John G. Kroeckel - San Ramon CA, US
Gennady I. Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Modesto CA, US
Jeffrey Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Luciano - Reno NV, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

G06F 17/00

463 16

Certain non-limiting exemplary embodiments are taught which include a game comprising, a digital processor, digital storage coupled to the digital processor for storing instructions, a display coupled to the digital processor displaying a first plurality of indicia arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that there are a plurality of paylines through a contiguous plurality of indicia, a user interface coupled to the digital processor to select a subset of the first plurality of indicia taken along at least one column and to initiate a display of a second plurality of indicia which includes the selected subset of the first plurality of indicia on the display, and an award dispenser providing an award which is at least as large as the largest award associated with the plurality of paylines.

8506394, Aug 13, 2013

Nov 10, 2008

12/268331

Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Pravinkumar Patel - Las Vegas NV, US
Anthony E. Green - Henderson NV, US
John E. Link - Manteca CA, US
Gennady Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Jeffrey L. Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Pleasanton CA, US
Joshua D. Larsen - Las Vegas NV, US
Thomas Scott - Henderson NV, US
Christopher D. Barton - Henderson NV, US
Sudheer Vemuri - Las Vegas NV, US
Mettu R. Reddy - Marshfield WI, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 13/00

463 29, 463 16, 463 25

Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one embodiment, a gaming device provides a base game in a normal, non-tournament mode, and the player's eligibility to play a tournament game is also determined. An eligible player is prompted to select a desired tournament game from a list of available tournaments while base game is in the normal, non-tournament mode. In response to the player's selection of a tournament game, the gaming device is reconfigured from the normal mode to a tournament mode. The gaming device processes game play in the tournament mode and creates a final tournament score for the player. At the conclusion of the tournament game on the gaming device, the gaming device is reconfigured into the normal, non-tournament mode.

8512119, Aug 20, 2013

Nov 10, 2008

12/268314

Bryan M. Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Pravinkumar Patel - Las Vegas NV, US
Anthony E. Green - Henderson NV, US
John E. Link - Manteca CA, US
Gennady Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Jeffrey L. Allen - Pleasanton CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey C. Tallcott - Pleasanton CA, US
Joshua D. Larsen - Las Vegas NV, US
Thomas Scott - Henderson NV, US
Christopher D. Barton - Henderson NV, US
Sudheer Vemuri - Las Vegas NV, US
Mettu R. Reddy - Marshfield WI, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 13/00

463 16, 463 25, 463 29

Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. According to one method, a player tracking card is received at a gaming device. Tournament entry points are incremented as the base game is played. In one embodiment, tournament entry points are based on a predetermined percentage of a player's wager for base game play. The player is presented with one or more tournament games for play when the player has accumulated a sufficient number of tournament entry points. A tournament game selected by the player is initiated on a secondary display of the gaming device. In one embodiment, the secondary device has an embedded processor that is separate and distinct from a main processor of the gaming device. Once the tournament game is initiated, the player is presented with the option to have the tournament game automatically played. Accordingly, a player is able to play the base game while the tournament game is automatically played on the secondary display.

8529349, Sep 10, 2013

Nov 12, 2008

12/291832

Bryan Kelly - Alamo CA, US
Dennis Lockard - Tracy CA, US
Jeffrey Tallcott - Pleasanton CA, US
John Kroeckel - San Ramon CA, US
Gennady Soliterman - San Ramon CA, US
Reddy Rupanagudi - Pleasanton CA, US

Bally Gaming, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 9/00
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 9/24

463 42, 463 16

A system, method and apparatus for a gaming system is provided. The gaming system includes a rewards server and a separate gaming or slot accounting server. The system may further include a separate player tracking server. The system further includes one or more game machines. The game machines may include a base game, rewards tracking module, and a game management module. Further details will be apparent from the description, drawings and claims.