System and method for mapping results from sporting events to game inputs

• US 20050245306A1
• Filed: 04/29/2004
• Published: 11/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Asher, Joseph M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,637,807 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

A method of mapping sporting event results to inputs for a game is provided. One or more event results of a particular sporting event having a particular number of participants are received, and a set of rules is selected from a plurality of sets of rules based on the particular number of participants in the particular sporting event. For each of a plurality of bets, one or more inputs for a game are determined by applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more event results of the particular sporting event. The result of the game is then determined for each of the plurality of bets based at least on the one or more determined inputs for that bet.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more event results of a particular sporting event having a particular number of participants;

selecting a set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based on the particular number of participants in the particular sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determining one or more inputs for a game by applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more event results of the particular sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determining the result of the game based at least on the one or more determined inputs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the game comprises one of the following casino games:

craps;

blackjack;

roulette;

slots;

keno;

baccarat;

war;

money wheel; and

poker.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the particular sporting event has a plurality of finishing positions;

each of the participants in the particular sporting event has a numerical identifier; and

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing 30 in one or more of the finishing positions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

5. The method of claim 4, the method further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

6. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more inputs for the game are the same for each of the plurality of bets.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more inputs for the game for each bet comprises applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more results of the particular sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the particular sporting event has a plurality of finishing positions;

each of the participants in the particular sporting event has a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the particular sporting event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions in the particular sporting event; and

determining the one or more inputs for the game for each bet comprises determining based on the event results the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

78. The method of claim 1, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determining one or more simulated playing cards from a plurality of playing cards by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determining the result of a card game based at least on the one or more determined simulated playing cards.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants; and

the method further comprises selecting the set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based on the number of participants in the race event.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the card game comprises one of the following casino games:

blackjack;

baccarat;

war; and

poker.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a plurality of participants;

each of the participants in the race event has a numerical identifier; and

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the sporting event is a particular one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

17. The method of claim 16, the method further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

18. The method of claim 12, the method further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more simulated playing cards determined for each of the plurality of bets are the same.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more simulated playing cards determined for a particular bets include at least two cards having the same value.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein determining one or more simulated playing cards for each bet comprises determining one or more simulated playing cards for each bet by applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more results of the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and

the set of rules comprises rules for determining the one or more simulated playing cards for each bet based on the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

25. The method of claim 12, wherein:

one or more bet parameters are associated with each bet;

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the set of rules comprises an algorithm and a set of relationships, each relationship comprising a correlation between a value of a simulated playing card and one or more possible results of the algorithm; and

determining the one or more simulated playing cards for each bet comprises;

applying the algorithm to the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet to determine one or more results; and

determining, based on the set of relationships, the values of one or more simulated playing cards corresponding to the one or more determined results of the algorithm.

79. The method of claim 12, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

26. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated first die roll by applying set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated second die roll by applying the set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of a plurality of bets, determining the result of a craps game based at least on the determined results of the simulated first die roll and simulated second die roll.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants; and

the method further comprises selecting the set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based on the number of participants in the race event.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a plurality of participants;

each of the participants in the race event has a numerical identifier; and

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the sporting event is a particular one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

30. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

31. The method of claim 26, the method further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein the determined results of the simulated first die roll and the simulated second die roll are the same for each of the plurality of bets.

33. The method of claim 26, wherein determining the results of the simulated first die roll and the simulated second die roll for each bet comprises applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more results of the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and

the set of rules comprises rules for determining the results of the simulated first die roll and the simulated second die roll for each bet based on the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

37. The method of claim 26, wherein:

one or more bet parameters are associated with each bet;

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the set of rules comprises an algorithm, a set of first relationships, and a set of second relationships, each first relationship comprising a correlation between a result of simulated first die roll and one or more possible results of the algorithm, and each second relationship comprising a correlation between a result of simulated second die roll and one or more possible results of the algorithm; and

determining the results of the simulated first die roll and the simulated second die roll for each bet comprises;

applying the algorithm to the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet to determine one or more first results and one or more second results;

determining, based on the set of first relationships, the result of the simulated first die roll corresponding to the one or more determined first results of the algorithm; and

determining, based on the set of second relationships, the result of the simulated second die roll corresponding to the one or more determined second results of the algorithm.

80. The method of claim 26, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

38. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determining the result of a simulated roulette spin by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determining the result of a roulette game based at least on the determined result of the simulated roulette spin.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants; and

the method further comprises selecting the set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based on the number of participants in the race event.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a plurality of participants;

each of the participants in the race event has a numerical identifier; and

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein the sporting event is a particular one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

42. The method of claim 41, the method further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

43. The method of claim 38, the method further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

44. The method of claim 38, wherein the determined result of the simulated roulette spin is the same for each of the plurality of bets.

45. The method of claim 38, wherein determining the result of the simulated roulette spin for each bet comprises applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more results of the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and

the set of rules comprises rules for determining the result of the simulated roulette spin for each bet based on the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

49. The method of claim 38, wherein:

one or more bet parameters are associated with each bet;

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the set of rules comprises an algorithm and a set of relationships, each relationship comprising a correlation between a result of a simulated roulette spin and one or more possible results of the algorithm; and

determining the result of the simulated roulette spin for each bet comprises;

applying the algorithm to the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet to determine one or more results; and

determining, based on the set of relationships, the result of the simulated roulette spin corresponding to the one or more determined results of the algorithm.

81. The method of claim 38, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

50. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated spin of a first slot machine reel by applying a set of rules to a first portion of the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated spin of a second slot machine reel by applying the set of rules to a second portion of the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated spin of a third slot machine reel by applying the set of rules to a third portion of the one or more event results from the sporting event;

wherein each of the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels for each bet comprises one of a plurality of slot machine symbols; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determining the result of a slots game based at least on the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels.

51. The method of claim 50, further comprising:

for each of the plurality of bets, determining a result of a simulated spin of at least one additional slot machine reel by applying the set of rules to at least one additional portion of the one or more event results from the sporting event;

wherein each of the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second, third and each additional slot machine reel for each bet comprises one of a plurality of slot machine symbols; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determining the result of a slots game based at least on the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second, third, and each additional slot machine reel.

52. The method of claim 50, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants; and

the method further comprises selecting the set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based on the number of participants in the race event.

53. The method of claim 50, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a plurality of participants;

each of the participants in the race event has a numerical identifier; and

the one or more event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.

54. The method of claim 50, wherein the sporting event is a particular one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

55. The method of claim 54, the method further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

56. The method of claim 50, the method further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

57. The method of claim 50, wherein the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels are the same for each of the plurality of bets.

58. The method of claim 50, wherein determining the results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels for each bet comprises applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more event results from the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

60. The method of claim 58, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

61. The method of claim 58, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the one or more event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and

the set of rules comprises rules for determining the results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels for each bet based on the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

62. The method of claim 50, wherein:

one or more bet parameters are associated with each bet;

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the one or more event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the set of rules comprises an algorithm and a set of first relationships, a set of second relationships, and a set of third relationships, each first relationship comprising a correlation between a result of a simulated spin of a first slot machine reel and one or more possible results of the algorithm, each second relationship comprising a correlation between a result of a simulated spin of a second slot machine reel and one or more possible results of the algorithm, and each third relationship comprising a correlation between a result of a simulated spin of a third slot machine reel and one or more possible results of the algorithm; and

determining the results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels for each bet comprises;

applying the algorithm to the numerical identifiers of the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet to determine one or more first results of the algorithm, one or more second results of the algorithm, and one or more third results of the algorithm;

determining, based on the set of first relationships, the result of the simulated spin of the first slot machine reel corresponding to the one or more determined first results of the algorithm;

determining, based on the set of second relationships, the result of the simulated spin of the second slot machine reel corresponding to the one or more determined second results of the algorithm; and

determining, based on the set of third relationships, the result of the simulated spin of the third slot machine reel corresponding to the one or more determined third results of the algorithm.

82. The method of claim 50, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

63. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to store a plurality of sets of rules for determining inputs for a card game; and

a processor operable to;

receive one or more event results of a particular sporting event having a particular number of participants;

select a set of rules from the plurality of sets of rules based on the particular number of participants in the particular sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determine one or more inputs for the game by applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more event results of the particular sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determine the result of the game based at least on the one or more determined inputs.

64. The system of claim 63, wherein the game comprises one of the following casino games:

craps;

blackjack;

roulette;

slots;

keno;

baccarat; and

poker.

65. The system of claim 63, wherein:

each of the participants in the race events has a numerical identifier; and

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.

66. The system of claim 63, wherein the particular sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants.

67. The system of claim 66, the system further comprising assigning each of the plurality of bets to the particular sporting event based at least on the time that each of the plurality of bets was placed.

68. The system of claim 63, the system further comprising determining whether each of the plurality of bets is a winning bet based on the result of the game for that bet.

69. The system of claim 63, wherein the one or more inputs for the game are the same for each of the plurality of bets.

70. The system of claim 63, wherein determining one or more inputs for the game for each bet comprises applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more results of the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

71. The system of claim 70, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are selected by a user who placed the bet.

72. The system of claim 70, wherein the one or more bet parameters associated with a particular bet are determined randomly.

73. The system of claim 70, wherein:

the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;

the one or more bet parameters associated with each bet comprise an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;

the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and

determining the one or more inputs for the game for each bet comprises determining based on the event results the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with that bet.

83. The system of claim 63, wherein the event results of the particular sporting event are neither random nor predictable.

74. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to store a set of rules for determining simulated playing cards for a card game; and

a processor operable to;

receive one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determine one or more simulated playing cards from a plurality of playing cards by applying the set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determine the result of the card game based at least on the one or more determined simulated playing cards.

75. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to store a set of rules for determining simulated die rolls for a craps game; and

a processor operable to;

receive one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determine a result of a simulated first die roll by applying set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determine a result of a simulated second die roll by applying the set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of a plurality of bets, determine the result of the craps game based at least on the determined results of the simulated first die roll and simulated second die roll.

76. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to store a set of rules for determining simulated roulette spins for a roulette game; and

a processor operable to;

receive one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determine the result of a simulated roulette spin by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determine the result of the roulette game based at least on the determined result of the simulated roulette spin.

77. A system, comprising:

a memory operable to store a set of rules for determining simulated spins of slot machine reels for a slots game; and

a processor operable to;

receive one or more event results of a sporting event;

for each of a plurality of bets, determine a result of a simulated spin of a first slot machine reel by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determine a result of a simulated spin of a second slot machine reel by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event;

for each of the plurality of bets, determine a result of a simulated spin of a third slot machine reel by applying a set of rules to the one or more event results from the sporting event;

wherein each of the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels for each bet comprises one of a plurality of slot machine symbols; and

for each of the plurality of bets, determine the result of the slots game based at least on the determined results of the simulated spins of the first, second and third slot machine reels.