Interactive wagering systems and methods with parimutuel pool features
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1. A method for providing the projected effects of wagering on parimutuel pools to a user in an interactive wagering system, comprising:
- receiving user input to propose a wager that is associated with at least one parimutuel pool;
obtaining information that affects the user'"'"'s potential winnings based on the user input; and
providing what projected effect the user'"'"'s proposed wager can have on the parimutuel pool to the user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for determining projected effects of proposed wagers on parimutuel pools in interactive wagering systems. In order to assist a user in making a wager, the projected effects of a user'"'"'s proposed wager on associated parimutuel pools are provided to the user. The projected effects that are provided include projected odds associated with the proposed wager, which are calculated based on both the user'"'"'s proposed wager and associated parimutuel pool information.
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1. A method for providing the projected effects of wagering on parimutuel pools to a user in an interactive wagering system, comprising:
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receiving user input to propose a wager that is associated with at least one parimutuel pool;
obtaining information that affects the user'"'"'s potential winnings based on the user input; and
providing what projected effect the user'"'"'s proposed wager can have on the parimutuel pool to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing the projected effects of wagering on odds associated with a proposed wager in an interactive wagering system, comprising:
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receiving user input to create the proposed wager that is associated with at least one parimutuel pool;
obtaining parimutuel pool information;
obtaining current odds for the proposed wager;
determining what effect the proposed wager can have on the current odds; and
providing projected odds to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An interactive wagering system for providing what projected effects wagering can have on parimutuel pools to a user, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user input to propose a wager that is associated with at least one parimutuel pool; and
circuitry that is configured to obtain information for the proposed wager that affect user'"'"'s potential winnings based on the user input and to display what projected effects the user'"'"'s proposed wager can have on the parimutuel pools to the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An interactive wagering system for providing what effect wagering can have on current odds associated with a proposed wager, comprising:
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a user input device that receives user input to create the proposed wager that is associated with at least one parimutuel pool; and
circuitry that is configured to obtain parimutuel pool information, to obtain current odds for the proposed wager, to determine what projected effects the wager can have on the current odds, and to display projected odds to the user. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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