Systems, methods and gaming machines having logic based on sporting events

• US 10,580,259 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2017
• Issued: 03/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novomatic AG
• Original Assignee: Novomatic AG
• Inventors: Czubak, Roman, Graf, Johann F.
• Primary Examiner(s): D'Agostino, Paul A
• Application Number:
  US15/840,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20190180570A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

A gaming system may include a gaming machine having a monetary input device, a wager input device, and a processor. The processor may establish a credit balance based on the monetary value, decrease the credit balance by the selected wager, and present the wagering game at an interface. A game server may transmit content for the wagering game to the gaming machine. The game server may determine prize payouts during game play by detecting sporting event outcomes occurring during live sporting games. Each detected sporting event outcome may correspond to a previously determined prize value. The prize values may be determined based on a data analysis of the probable occurrence of each sporting event outcome in previously completed sporting events.

Claims

1. A gaming system, comprising:

a gaming machine;

a processor in electronic communication with the gaming machine; and

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the processor, an input signal comprising a wagering value;

monitoring, by the processor, live sporting events for a predetermined time;

detecting, by the processor, a first sporting event outcome of a plurality of sporting event outcomes occurring during the live sporting events, wherein the first sporting event outcome corresponds to a first prize value;

detecting, by the processor, a second sporting event outcome of the plurality of sporting event outcomes occurring during the live sporting events, wherein the second sporting event outcome corresponds to a second prize value;

comparing, by the processor, a first detection time of the first sporting event outcome and a second detection time of the second sporting event outcome;

retrieving, by the processor, the first prize value or the second prize value based on whether the first detection time or the second detection time occurred first;

comparing, by the processor, the first prize value to the second prize value to determine the higher value, in response to the first detection time being equal to the second detection time; and

retrieving, by the processor, the first prize value or the second prize value based on the comparison.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving, by the processor, pay table symbols corresponding to the detected sporting event outcome; and

displaying, by the processor, the pay table symbols on an interface of the gaming machine.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, further comprising calculating, by the processor, a prize payout based on the wagering value and the prize value.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the live sporting events comprise at least one of American football, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, cricket, cue sports, darts, fishing, golf, handball, hockey, ice-based sports, jai alai, lacrosse, mixed martial arts, polo, racing, rugby, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, water-based sports, wrestling, or volleyball.

5. A gaming system, comprising:

a gaming machine;

a processor in electronic communication with the gaming machine; and

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the processor, a gaming machine activation event comprising a wagering value;

detecting, by the processor, a first sporting event outcome of a plurality of sporting event outcomes occurring during the live sporting events, wherein the first sporting event outcome corresponds to a first prize value;

detecting, by the processor, a second sporting event outcome of the plurality of sporting event outcomes occurring during the live sporting events, wherein the second sporting event outcome corresponds to a second prize value;

comparing, by the processor, a first detection time of the first sporting event outcome and a second detection time of the second sporting event outcome;

retrieving, by the processor, the first prize value or the second prize value based on whether the first prize value or the second prize value occurred first, wherein the first prize value and the second prize value are each calculated based on a big data analysis of a probable occurrence of the first sporting event outcome, for the first prize value, and the second sporting event outcome, for the second prize value, in previously completed sporting events;

comparing, by the processor, the first prize value to the second prize value to determine the higher value, in response to the first detection time being equal to the second detection time; and

retrieving, by the processor, the prize value or the second prize value based on the comparison.

6. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the sporting event outcome is detected by monitoring the live sporting events for a predetermined time based on the plurality of sporting event outcomes.

7. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the sporting event outcome is detected by receiving a presorted series of detected sporting event outcomes occurring during the live sporting events.

8. The gaming system of claim 5, further comprising:

retrieving, by the processor, pay table symbols corresponding to the detected sporting event outcome; and

displaying, by the processor, the pay table symbols on an interface of the gaming machine.

9. The gaming system of claim 5, further comprising calculating, by the processor, a prize payout based on the wagering value and the prize value.