METHOD FOR PLAYING CASINO-STYLE GAMES OF CHANCE WITH PARI-MUTUEL RACE OUTCOMES
First Claim
1. A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
- mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a die value;
wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a predicted sum of two die values;
assigning the sum of two die values according the die values mapped to the participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event first and participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event second; and
dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players who wagered a winning wager in the game of chance.
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Abstract
A method of playing a game of chance by mapping pari-mutuel racing event results to a die or a playing card value to represent a roll of a pair of dice or to represent a dealt hand for a player in games of chance is presented. Wagers are made based on the predicted outcome of the pari-mutuel racing event. Players may select either a house or a player pool from which to wager. The die or player card value is assigned based on the order of outcome of participants in the pari-mutuel event. A pool of wagers for either the player or the house is divided amongst the players who selected the winning pool. Games for chance could craps, backgammon or any number of card games, such as Blackjack or poker, or any other suitable games of chance.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
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mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a die value; wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a predicted sum of two die values; assigning the sum of two die values according the die values mapped to the participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event first and participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event second; and dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players who wagered a winning wager in the game of chance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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21. A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
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mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a playing card value; wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a hand of playing card values; assigning the hand of playing cards according the playing card values mapped to the first participant finisher and second participant finisher in the pari-mutuel racing event; and dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players with winning hands of playing cards.
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24. A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
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mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a die value based on the odds assigned to the participant; wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a predicted sum of two die values; selecting a pool from which to wager; assigning the sum of two die values according the die values mapped to the first participant finisher and second participant finisher in the pari-mutuel racing event; and dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players who wagered a winning wager.
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