Method and system for placing a wager on a pari-mutuel event
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1. A system that provides a player with the ability to place a wager at less than the full price of the wager as required by a pari-mutuel facility accepting the wager, comprising:
- a unit for electronically aggregating the wagers of multiple players at a system interface such that the aggregate wager meets a minimum wager;
a module for electronically placing the aggregate wager as a single wager with a pari-mutuel facility; and
,a distributor for proportionately distributing the proceeds derived from the aggregate wager among the multiple players.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided to permit placing a wager on a pari-mutuel event in which expert handicapper'"'"'s prognoses are displayed to a player to permit them to formulate either simple or complicated exotic wagers, and to be able to aggregate a wager with those of other players to satisfy wagering minimums.
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1. A system that provides a player with the ability to place a wager at less than the full price of the wager as required by a pari-mutuel facility accepting the wager, comprising:
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a unit for electronically aggregating the wagers of multiple players at a system interface such that the aggregate wager meets a minimum wager; a module for electronically placing the aggregate wager as a single wager with a pari-mutuel facility; and
,a distributor for proportionately distributing the proceeds derived from the aggregate wager among the multiple players.
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2. A system for placing a wager, comprising:
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a display for presenting an individual as a single wagering opportunity the outcome of a wager involving more than one horse within a single race, that will yield a return on the wager; an aggregator for aggregating wagers from multiple players that would be less than the acceptable wager amount as required by a track for placement; and
,a wager placing unit for placing the wagers so as to provide players with the ability to place wagers in various denominations where previously they would not have been accepted. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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