1. A networked gaming system, comprising: one or more player console devices, wherein a player console device presents one or more wagering games to a player; a system gaming server connected to the one or more player console devices via a network, wherein the system gaming server administrates one or more wagering games at one or more player console devices; and an activation system for recognizing at least one trigger that causes the system gaming server to offer a tournament gaming opportunity to a player at one or more console player console devices; wherein a player console device comprises: a rewards level accumulator to apprise a player as to a level that the player has achieved including player eligibility; an instructional component, wherein the instructional component presents game information; a game naming component, wherein the game naming component enables naming of a game; a promotional cash level component, wherein the promotional cash level component enables promotional cash to be available to transfer to the game; a main menu interface for providing one or more options to a player; a game selector interface for providing additional game selections to be viewed by a player; and a game initiator component that enables a player to initiate a bonus game.