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Method and ticket for game of chance

  • US 6,280,324 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1999
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a game of chance for players, based on a horse race in which horses are assigned post positions numbered from 1 to X, said method comprising:

  • (a) providing a ticket having a first column containing a plurality of rows, one row for each number 1 to X;

    (b) each row containing a set of entry locations for finishing positions, each set having an entry location for each number 1 to X;

    (c) having a player mark in each row of said column one expected finishing position for a horse, a different finishing position for each row, thereby producing a player data set comprising an expected finishing position associated with each number 1 to X, all prior to assigning post positions to said horses;

    (d) entering each player data set in a central computer and providing each player with a receipt showing such player'"'"'s data set;

    (e) after said horses have ben assigned said post positions, entering said post positions assigned to said horses in said central computer to provide a post position data set therein, said post positions corresponding to said numbers 1 to X;

    (f) after the race is run, entering in said central computer an outcome data set comprising the actual finishing position of each horse matched to the post position for such horse;

    (g) and comparing the outcome data set with each player data set and said post position data set to determine whether any player data sets correspond to said outcome data set.

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