Gaming system and method providing venue wide simultaneous player ...

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102 J IDENTIFY ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

PROVIDE A MULTI-ROUND BONUS 1O4\/T GAME TO ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

DESIGNATE AT LEAST ONE WINNING OUTCOME AND 1O6\/T AT LEAST ONE LOSING OUTCOME IN THE BONUS GAME

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108‘/~ ENABLE PLAYERS TO PICK AT LEAST ONE OUTCOME

ELIMINATE PLAYERS WHOSE INPUT CORRESPONDS 110‘/T TO AT LEAST ONE LOSING OUTCOME

ADVANCE PLAYERS WHOSE INPUT CORRESPONDS 112 J TO AT LEAST ONE WINNING OUTCOME

DETERMINE ONE OR MORE WINNING 114 \/T PLAYERS, IF ANY, OF THE BONUS GAME

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PROVIDE AN AWARD 116 J TO EACH WINNING PLAYER

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TOTAL AWARD: $50,000
ROUND ELIGIBLE ADVANCING AVIJAEED
PLAYERS PLAYERS ADVANCING
PLAYER
1 800 400
2 400 200
3 200 100 $0
4 100 50 $0
5 50 25 $0
5 25 12 $0
7 12 5 $0
5 5 3 $0
9 3 2 $0
10 2 1 $50,000