System and method for determining the outcome of a wager for a gaming application
US6887151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3293
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for determining the outcome of a wager associated with a gaming application comprises a server, a memory remotely coupled to the server, and a processor coupled to the memory. The server hosts a gaming application for a plurality of users, and monitors a plurality of game events during the execution of the gaming application. The server further communicates event information associated with at least one of the plurality of game events. The memory stores a plurality of wager records. At least one wager record is associated with a wager between a first user and a second user and comprises a plurality of wager parameters. The processor receives the event information during the execution of the gaming application, and determines the outcome of the wager based at least in part upon the event information and the wager parameters.
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