INFORMATION AGGREGATION GAMES

• US 20100009741A1
• Filed: 07/14/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Miller, Mark, Alderucci, Dean P., Plott, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,092,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

Games related to the aggregation of information are described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a set of information about an outcome of an event, in which each piece of information identifies a characteristic of the outcome;

providing a first piece of the information to a first player;

receiving a payment from a second player;

in response to receiving the payment, providing the second player with the first piece of information; and

receiving a wager related to the event from the second player.

2. The method of claim 1, in which the event includes a pari-mutuel game.

3. The method of claim 2, in which the pari-mutuel game includes at least one of a card game, a race, a sporting event, and a casino game.

4. The method of claim 1, in which the event includes a non-pari-mutuel game.

5. The method of claim 1, in which the event includes an event related to at least one of a card game, a slot game, a lottery game, a casino game, a race, and a sporting event.

6. The method of claim 1, in which the wager includes a wager on the outcome, and the method further comprises determining a payout for the wager.

7. The method of claim 6, in which determining the payment includes determining the payout based, at least in part on at least one of a time the wager was placed, a number of wagers placed before the wager, and an amount of information known by the second player.

8. The method of claim 1, in which the method further comprises receiving a second wager from the first player, and providing an indication of the second wager to the second player.

9. The method of claim 8, in which providing the indication of the second wager includes providing an indication of a distribution of wagers related to the event that have been placed.

10. The method of claim 1, in which the first piece of information includes at least one of a value of a card, a suit of a card, a color of a card, a characteristic of a ball, a color of a horse, a characteristic of a horse, and a characteristic of a participant in a sporting event.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the second player with a second piece of the information.

12. A method comprising:

determining a set of information about an outcome of an event, in which each piece of information identifies a characteristic of the outcome;

providing a first piece of the information to a first player;

receiving a wager from the first player; and

requiring a payment for the wager, in which the payment is based, at least in part on a number of players that placed wagers before the first player.

13. The method of claim 12, in which the event includes a pari-mutuel game.

14. The method of claim 13, in which the pari-mutuel game includes at least one of a card game, a race, a sporting event, and a casino game.

15. The method of claim 12, in which the event includes a non-pari-mutuel game.

16. The method of claim 12, in which the event includes an event occurring in at least one of a card game, a slot game, a lottery game, a casino game, a race, and a sporting event.

17. The method of claim 12, in which the wager includes a wager on the outcome, and the method further comprises determining a payout for the wager.

18. The method of claim 17, in which determining the payment includes determining the payout based, at least in part on at least one of a time the wager was placed, a number of wagers placed before the wager, and an amount of information known by the player.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing, to the player, an indication of a distribution of wagers related to the event that have been placed.

20. The method of claim 12, in which the first piece of the information includes at least one of a value of a card, a suit of a card, a color of a card, a characteristic of a ball, a color of a horse, a characteristic of a horse, and a characteristic of a participant in a sporting event.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising allowing the first player to purchase a second piece of the information.

22. A method comprising:

determining a set of information about an outcome of an event, in which each piece of information identifies a characteristic of the outcome;

providing a first piece of the information about the outcome to a first player; and

receiving a wager related to the event from the first player, in which the odds of the wager are based, at least in part on when the wager is placed.

23. The method of claim 22, in which the odds of the wager are based, at least in part, on a time related to the occurrence of the event.

24. The method of claim 22, in which the odds of the wager are based, at least in part, on a number of other wagers placed on the event before the wager.

25. The method of claim 22, in which the event includes a pari-mutuel game.

26. The method of claim 25, in which the pari-mutuel game includes at least one of a card game, a race, a sporting event, and a casino game.

27. The method of claim 22, in which the event includes a non-pari-mutuel game.

28. The method of claim 22, in which the event includes an event occurring in at least one of a card game, a slot game, a lottery game, a casino game, a race, and a sporting event.

29. The method of claim 22, in which the wager includes a winning wager, and the method further comprises determining a payout for the wager.

30. The method of claim 29, in which determining the payment includes determining the payout based, at least in part on at least one of a time the wager was placed, a number of wagers placed before the wager, and an amount of information known by the player.

31. The method of claim 22, further comprising providing, to the player, an indication of a distribution of wagers related to the event that have been placed.

32. The method of claim 22 in which the first piece of information includes at least one of a value of a card, a suit of a card, a color of a card, a characteristic of a ball, a color of a horse, a characteristic of a horse, and a characteristic of a participant in a sporting event.

33. The method of claim 22, further comprising allowing the first player to purchase a second piece of the information.

34. A method comprising:

determining a set of information about an outcome of an event, in which each piece of information identifies a characteristic of the outcome;

providing a first piece of the information to a first player;

receiving a wager related to the event from the first player;

determining if the wager is consistent with the first piece of information; and

requiring a payment for the wager based on the determination of whether the wager is consistent with the first piece of information.

35. The method of claim 34, in which the payment is required only if the wager is not consistent with the first piece of information.

36. The method of claim 34, in which the event includes a pari-mutuel game.

37. The method of claim 36, in which the pari-mutuel game includes at least one of a card game, a race, a sporting event, and a casino game.

38. The method of claim 34, in which the event includes a non-pari-mutuel game.

39. The method of claim 34, in which the event includes an event occurring in at least one of a card game, a slot game, a lottery game, a casino game, a race, and a sporting event.

40. The method of claim 34, in which the wager includes a winning wager, and the method further comprises determining a payout for the wager.

41. The method of claim 40, in which determining the payment includes determining the payout based, at least in part on at least one of a time the wager was placed, a number of wagers placed before the wager, and an amount of information known by the player.

42. The method of claim 34, further comprising providing, to the player, an indication of a distribution of wagers related to the event that have been placed.

43. The method of claim 34, in which the first piece of information includes at least one of a value of a card, a suit of a card, a color of a card, a characteristic of a ball, a color of a horse, a characteristic of a horse, and a characteristic of a participant in a sporting event.

44. The method of claim 34, further comprising allowing the first player to purchase a second piece of the information.