1. An apparatus for tournament play for a plurality of gaming machines, comprising, in combination: a controller, a processor, means coupling said processor and controller to said plurality of gaming machines, said gaming machines including means for receiving wagers and display means for indicating a random outcome, means for prompting potential players of the inception of a tournament, means for enabling said plurality of machines to assume a tournament mode, and further including a pay table display and means operatively coupled to said pay table display for dynamically changing the paytable between a normal mode and a tournament mode.