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1. A method of operating a tournament gaming system, the method including:
(a) displaying a menu of tournament parameters selectable by an operator to program a tournament, the menu of tournament parameters being displayed at a display device of a user console of a tournament gaming system under the control of one or more processors included in the tournament gaming system; (b) responsive to an import request received through the user console of the tournament gaming system, saving a set of tournament player information in a tournament database under the control of the one or more processors; (c) responsive to data read from a player card through a player card reader included in the tournament gaming system, searching the tournament database for stored data matching the data read from the player card, the tournament database being searched under the control of the one or more processors included in the tournament gaming system; (d) responsive to finding stored data corresponding to the data read from the player card, and under the control of the one or more processors included in the tournament gaming system, enrolling a player associated with that player card into the tournament; and (e) responsive to a tournament play request, and under control of the one or more processors included in the tournament gaming system, initiating play in the tournament with the one or more players.
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