System and method for pari-mutuel gaming
US11610455B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/34
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved gaming system comprising at least one gaming machine and a central controller. The gaming machine may conduct wagering on an event or set of events for a player, conducting a wager including receiving a wager value and a predicted ranking from the player and transmitting the wager to the central controller. The central controller accessing a database to automatically retrieve data about one or more events that occurred in the past and included multiple participants for creating a plurality of binary scorecards. The central controller matching the predicted ranking to a scorecard and determining a reward value based on an award level of the scorecard and tier levels of a pari-mutuel pool.
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