Systems and methods for placing parimutuel wagers on future events

US7454380B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ODS Properties, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Masood Garahi · Superior, US
• John Hindman · Los Angeles, US
• Connie T. Marshall · Muskogee, US
• Richard E. McNutt · Lafayette, US
• James D. Oldham · Denver, US
• Douglas Ramsey · Louisville, US
• Eric Frank Stimmel · Louisville, US
• Jay Thomas · Charlotte, US
• William L. Thomas · Bixby, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 2, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3288
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An interactive wagering application is provided that allows users to place parimutuel wagers on future events. An interactive wagering system may enable the user to place a wager on the future event by providing multiple wagering pools. When a future event wagering pool is closed, final odds and payouts may be determined for that wagering pool and a new wagering pool, for the same future event, may be made available. The interactive wagering application may also monitor the user's activities to create a user profile. The interactive wagering application may use the user profile to find future race events that may be of interest to the user. The interactive wagering application may also provide the user with the ability to search for future races according to the future race date, race name, or any other suitable criteria.