System and method for providing bets regarding intermediate points in a race event
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a determination of one or more race participants in a race event having a plurality of race participants;
for at least one of a plurality of intermediate points within the race event, determining one or more possible positions of race participants at that intermediate point;
generating a bet comprising a plurality of bet components, at least one of the bet components defined at least in part by the one or more race participants and the one or more possible positions of race participants;
for the at least one of the plurality of intermediate points within the race event, receiving intermediate race results identifying the actual positions of at least one of the one or more race participants at that intermediate point; and
for the at least one bet component, determining a result for that bet component based at least in part on the one or more race participants, the one or more possible positions of race participants determined, and the received intermediate race results for the at least one of the intermediate points.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of providing and managing bets is provided. One or more particular race participants in a race event are determined. For each intermediate point within a race event, one or more particular possible positions of race participants at that intermediate point are determined. A bet comprising a plurality of bet components is generated, one or more of the bet components being defined by the particular race participants and the particular possible positions of race participants determined for at least one of the intermediate points. Intermediate race results are received for each intermediate point identifying the actual positions of the particular race participants at that intermediate point. A result of at least one bet component is determined based at least in part on the particular race participants, the particular possible positions of race participants determined for at least one intermediate point, and the received intermediate race results for at least one intermediate point.
-
Citations
91 Claims
-
1. A method, comprising:
-
receiving a determination of one or more race participants in a race event having a plurality of race participants; for at least one of a plurality of intermediate points within the race event, determining one or more possible positions of race participants at that intermediate point; generating a bet comprising a plurality of bet components, at least one of the bet components defined at least in part by the one or more race participants and the one or more possible positions of race participants; for the at least one of the plurality of intermediate points within the race event, receiving intermediate race results identifying the actual positions of at least one of the one or more race participants at that intermediate point; and for the at least one bet component, determining a result for that bet component based at least in part on the one or more race participants, the one or more possible positions of race participants determined, and the received intermediate race results for the at least one of the intermediate points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A method, comprising:
-
receiving a determination of one or more race participants in a race event having a plurality of race participants; generating a bet matrix, comprising; providing a matrix having a plurality of columns extending in a first direction and a plurality of rows extending in a second direction, at least one column of the bet matrix corresponding with one of a plurality of intermediate points in a race event; for at least one intermediate point within the race event, determining one or more possible positions of race participants at that intermediate point; and for at least one of the columns in the bet matrix, populating that column with numbers identifying the one or more possible positions determined for the intermediate point corresponding with that column; and providing a bet associated with the bet matrix, the bet including one or more bet components, at least one of the bet components defined at least in part by at least one of the one or more race participants and the arrangement of the numbers within one or more columns of the bet matrix. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
-
-
61. A method, comprising:
-
receiving a bet identifying one or more race participants in a race event, the bet comprising a bet regarding the positions of the one or more race participants at one or more intermediate points within the race event; receiving intermediate race results identifying the positions of at least one of the race participants at the one or more intermediate points; and determining a result of the bet based at least in part on the received intermediate race results. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
-
-
78. A method, comprising:
-
receiving a determination of one or more race participants in a race event having a plurality of race participants; determining one or more possible positions of race participants at an intermediate point within the race event; generating a bet defined at least in part by the one or more determined race participants and the one or more determined possible positions of race participants at the intermediate point; receiving intermediate race results identifying the actual positions of at least one of the one or more race participants at the intermediate point; and determining a result of the bet based at least in part on the one or more determined possible positions of race participants and the received intermediate race results. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
-
Specification