Leaderboard promotions for gaming systems

Abstract

Leaderboard promotions in gaming systems which provide one or more players one or more benefits in association with maintaining one or more designated positions on a leaderboard for a designated duration.

1 . A gaming system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 at a first point in time, cause a display device to display a leaderboard comprising, for each of a quantity of ranked positions, an identifier of one of a first plurality of players having a player ranking corresponding to that ranked position, 
 at a second, subsequent point in time, cause the display device to display the leaderboard comprising, for each of the quantity of ranked positions, an identifier of one of a second plurality of players having a player ranking corresponding to that ranked position, and 
 responsive to a determination that one of the first plurality of players is one of the second plurality of players:
 determine a benefit associated with that player maintaining one of the ranked positions of the leaderboard from the first point in time to the second, subsequent point in time, and 
 cause the display device to display the determined benefit. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein a first benefit associated with maintaining a first of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a first value and a second benefit associated with maintaining a second, higher of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a second, greater value. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a communication of data which results in a ranked position movement notification being communicated to one of the first plurality of players. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming system of  claim 3 , wherein the ranked position movement notification is communicated via at least one selected from the group consisting of: an email, a text message, and a notification associated with a mobile device application. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein the determined benefit is selected from the group consisting of: a monetary value, a quantity of player tracking points, an amount of virtual currency, an amount of cryptocurrency, a coupon for a reduced good, a coupon for a reduced service, a coupon for a complimentary good, a coupon for a complimentary service, an amount of free play of a game, an activation of a feature of the game, and an eligibility to win an award. 
     
     
         6 . A gaming system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 cause a display device to display a leaderboard comprising a plurality of ranked positions, 
 for each of the quantity of ranked positions, at each of a plurality intervals:
 determine a player having a ranking corresponding to that ranked position, and 
 cause the display device to display an identifier of the determined player, and 
 
 responsive to a leaderboard benefit determination event occurring based on one of the players maintaining one of the rankings corresponding to one of the ranked positions for a designated duration:
 determine a benefit, and 
 cause the display device to display the determined benefit. 
 
   
     
     
         7 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein the intervals are selected from the group consisting of: an amount of time, and a quantity of plays of a game. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein the designated duration is selected from the group consisting of: an amount of time, and a quantity of plays of a game. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a communication of data which results in a ranked position movement notification being communicated to one of the players. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming system of  claim 9 , wherein the ranked position movement notification is communicated via at least one selected from the group consisting of: an email, a text message, and a notification associated with a mobile device application. 
     
     
         11 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein the determined benefit is selected from the group consisting of: a monetary value, a quantity of player tracking points, an amount of virtual currency, an amount of cryptocurrency, a coupon for a reduced good, a coupon for a reduced service, a coupon for a complimentary good, a coupon for a complimentary service, an amount of free play of a game, an activation of a feature of the game, and an eligibility to win an award. 
     
     
         12 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein a first benefit associated with maintaining a first of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a first value and a second benefit associated with maintaining a second, higher of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a second, greater value. 
     
     
         13 . The gaming system of  claim 6 , wherein the display device comprises part of a mobile device in communication with the processor via a wireless network. 
     
     
         14 . A gaming system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 cause a display device to display a leaderboard comprising a quantity of ranked positions, 
 for each of a plurality intervals, determine a player ranking for each of a plurality of players, 
 determine, based on the determined player rankings, a quantity of the plurality of players corresponding to the quantity of ranked positions of the leaderboard, 
 cause the display device to display, for each of the ranked positions of the leaderboard, an identifier of one of the plurality of players of the determined quantity of the plurality of players, and 
 responsive to a leaderboard benefit determination event occurring:
 determine whether any of the plurality of players of the quantity of the plurality of players corresponding to the quantity of ranked positions of the leaderboard qualify to obtain any benefits based on a duration of being one of the quantity of the plurality of players, and 
 responsive to the determination being that a player of the quantity of the plurality of players corresponding to the quantity of ranked positions of the leaderboard qualifies, for each qualifying player:
 determine a benefit associated with maintaining one of the ranked positions of the leaderboard, and 
 cause the display device to display the determined benefit. 
 
 
   
     
     
         15 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein the intervals and duration are selected from the group consisting of: an amount of time, and a quantity of plays of a game. 
     
     
         16 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein a first benefit associated with maintaining a first of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a first value and a second benefit associated with maintaining a second, higher of the ranked positions of the leaderboard has a second, greater value. 
     
     
         17 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to provide the determined benefit for each qualifying player when another determined player ranking of that qualifying player does not correspond to any of the quantity of ranked positions of the leaderboard. 
     
     
         18 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to cause a communication of data which results in a ranked position movement notification being communicated to one of the qualifying players. 
     
     
         19 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein the determined benefit associated with maintaining one of the ranked positions of the leaderboard is selected from the group consisting of: a monetary value, a quantity of player tracking points, an amount of virtual currency, an amount of cryptocurrency, a coupon for a reduced good, a coupon for a reduced service, a coupon for a complimentary good, a coupon for a complimentary service, an amount of free play of a game, an activation of a feature of the game, and an eligibility to win an award. 
     
     
         20 . The gaming system of  claim 14 , wherein the display device comprises part of a mobile device in communication with the processor via a wireless network.