METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING GAMES IN ELECTRONIC GAME NETWORK Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: entertainment engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves executing games and discounting and settlement operations within the game network having devices for playing games, host computer or data processing center, communication means and progressively growing additional wins system created so that players are allowed simultaneously participating in at least one additional drawing of progressively growing additional wins. One or several players are judged to be winners in one or several additional progressively growing wins playing from the device(s) for playing games where the last stake(s) was (were) made so that deductions from it (them) result(s) in coincidence of set and accumulated values of one or several additional progressively growing wins or where winning game-inherent event(s) or event(s) predefined by game conductors occur(s). The system has playing devices and host computer connected with communication means. The devices for playing games, host computer and communication means of game network possess global electronic information winning-price game network functions comprising integral additional progressively growing wins system and giving the players features for playing remote play game devices continuously counting the made stakes, accumulated and won basic and additional wins and for carrying out discounting and settlement operations with players simultaneously participating in at least one drawing additional progressively growing wins on at least one play game device. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of operations in heterogeneous global information and prize processing networks. 17 cl, 1 dwg