Sorting games of chance
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, from a secondary player at least one criterion for selecting a game, in which the secondary player includes a player that does not play in the game;
in response to receiving the at least one criterion, determining, by the computing device at a first point in time, a first game that matches the at least one criterion, in which a first primary player is to play in the first game;
determining, by the computing device, odds for wagers that a first event will occur in the first game;
presenting, by the computing device, the odds to the secondary player;
receiving, by the computing device, a first bet from the secondary player, in which the first bet includes a bet that the first event will occur during the first game and is based at least in part on the odds;
determining, by the computing device, that the first event occurs during the first game;
in response to determining that the first event occurs during the first game, determining, by the computing device, a first payout based on the first bet and the first event;
adding, by the computing device, credits to an account associated with the secondary player based on the first payout;
determining, by the computing device, at a second point in time after the first point in time, that a second game in which the first primary player is to play does not match the at least one criterion; and
in response to determining that the second game does not match the at least one criterion, transmitting, by the computing device, to the secondary player an indication that the second game does not match the at least one criterion.
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Abstract
In various embodiments a display may allow a secondary player to select a game of an appropriate primary player.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, from a secondary player at least one criterion for selecting a game, in which the secondary player includes a player that does not play in the game; in response to receiving the at least one criterion, determining, by the computing device at a first point in time, a first game that matches the at least one criterion, in which a first primary player is to play in the first game; determining, by the computing device, odds for wagers that a first event will occur in the first game; presenting, by the computing device, the odds to the secondary player; receiving, by the computing device, a first bet from the secondary player, in which the first bet includes a bet that the first event will occur during the first game and is based at least in part on the odds; determining, by the computing device, that the first event occurs during the first game; in response to determining that the first event occurs during the first game, determining, by the computing device, a first payout based on the first bet and the first event; adding, by the computing device, credits to an account associated with the secondary player based on the first payout; determining, by the computing device, at a second point in time after the first point in time, that a second game in which the first primary player is to play does not match the at least one criterion; and in response to determining that the second game does not match the at least one criterion, transmitting, by the computing device, to the secondary player an indication that the second game does not match the at least one criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing device; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to; receive from a secondary player at least one criterion for selecting a game, in which the secondary player includes a player that does not play in the game; in response to receiving the at least one criterion, determine at a first point in time a first game that matches the at least one criterion, in which the first game is to be played at a first gaming table by a first primary player; determine odds for wagers that a first event will occur in the first game; present the odds to the secondary player; receive a first bet from the secondary player, in which the first bet includes a bet that the first event will occur during the first game and is based at least in part on the odds; determine that the first event occurs during the first game; in response to determining that the first event occurs during the first game, determine a first payout based on the first bet and the first event; add credits to an account associated with the secondary player based on the first payout; determine, at a second point in time after the first point in time, that a second game to be played at the first gaming table does not match the at least one criterion; and in response to determining that the second game does not match the at least one criterion, transmit to the secondary player an indication that the second game does not match the at least one criterion.
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