System and method for conducting games of skill and/or chance for on-property and off-property players

摘要

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.

主权项

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.