Wagering system

• US 6,722,980 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2001
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ASIP Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ASIP Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Stronach, Andrew M.
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Neill, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Coburn, Corbett B.
• Application Number:
  US09/997,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20020142816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 463/25, 463/28, 463/40, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• 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

Abstract

A wagering system comprises a race providing system facilitating wagering on race events and providing information regarding the race events, and at least one wagering terminal in communication with the race providing system. The at least one wagering terminal includes a race event selector to select next race events for wagering, a display to present information regarding the selected race events, a user interface to place a wager on an elected race event of the selected race events displayed, and a wagering value mechanism to provide a wager amount for the wager on the elected race event. Further, at least one of the race providing system and the at least one wagering terminal includes a quick pick race contestant(s) selector receiving handicapping information and odds information from the race providing system to select one or more race contestants of an elected race event for the wager in accordance with the received handicapping information and odds information.

Claims

1. A wagering system comprising:

a race providing system facilitating wagering on race events at race event tracks and providing information regarding the race events; and

at least one wagering terminal in communication with the race providing system, the at least one wagering terminal including a race event selector to select next race events for wagering, the race event selector being configured to determine and make available for wagering future race events in a future time order at multiple race event tracks for which the race providing system has supplied race event information,

a display to present information regarding the selected race events,

a user interface to place a wager on an elected race event of the selected race events displayed, and

a wagering value mechanism to provide a wager amount for the wager on the elected race event.

2. The wagering system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the race providing system and the at least one wagering terminal includes a quick pick race contestant(s) selector receiving handicapping information and odds information from the race providing system to select one or more race contestants of an elected race event for the wager in accordance with the received handicapping information and track odds information.

3. The wagering system of claim 2, wherein the one or more race contestants of an elected race event are selected by:

determining a quick pick value for each race contestant based upon a weighted value of the handicapping information and the track odds information associated with each race contestant; and

analyzing the quick pick value for each race contestant to determine a set of race contestants for a specific wager type for the elected race event.

4. The wagering system of claim 3, wherein the handicapping information associated with each race contestant includes:

race contestant'"'"'s trainer statistics;

race contestant'"'"'s jockey statistics;

the track condition of the race event; and

the times between race events for the race contestant.

5. The wagering system of claim 3, wherein the odds information associated with each race contestant includes a difference between the “

morning line”

track odds and current track odds information for the race contestant.

6. The wagering system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wagering terminal is configured for providing the wager in only a single wager type.

7. The wagering system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wagering terminal is configured to facilitate placement of the wager in accordance with one of a plurality of user-selectable wager types.

8. The wagering system of claim 1, wherein the wagering value mechanism includes a card receiver for receiving a card having information pertaining to a user account, and an account processor connected to the card receiver for debiting the user account with the wager amount.

9. A wagering terminal in communication with a race providing system that facilitates wagering on race events and provides information regarding the race events at race event tracks, comprising:

a race event selector to select next race events for wagering, the race event selector being configured to determine and make available for wagering, multiple future race events that are selected as selected race events;

a display to present information regarding the selected race events;

a user interface to place a wager on to selected race events displayed; and

a wagering value mechanism to provide a wager amount for the wager on the selected race event.

10. The wagering terminal of claim 9, further comprising a quick pick race contestant(s) selector receiving handicapping information and track odds information from the race providing system to select one or more race contestants of a selected race event for the wager in accordance with the received handicapping information and track odds information.

11. The wagering terminal of claim 9, further comprising a wagering processor to receive one or more race contestants of selected race events for the wager selected in accordance with handicapping and track odds information.

12. The wagering terminal of claim 11, wherein the one or more race contestants of a selected race event are selected by:

determining a quick pick value for each race contestant based upon a weighted value of the handicapping information and the track odds information associated with each race contestant; and

analyzing the quick pick value for each race contestant to determine a set of race contestants for a specific wager type for the elected race event.

13. The wagering terminal of claim 12, wherein the handicapping information associated with each race contestant includes:

race contestant'"'"'s trainer statistics;

race contestant'"'"'s jockey statistics;

the track condition of the race event; and

the times between race events for the race contestant.

14. The wagering terminal of claim 12, wherein the track odds information associated with each race contestant includes a difference between the “

morning line”

track odds and current track odds information for the race contestant.

15. The wagering terminal of claim 9, wherein the wagering terminal is configured for providing the wager in only a single wager type.

16. The wagering terminal of claim 9, wherein the wagering terminal is configured to facilitate placement of the wager in accordance with one of a plurality of user-selectable wager types.

17. The wagering terminal of claim 9, wherein the wagering value mechanism includes a card receiver for receiving a card having information pertaining to a user account, and an account processor connected to the card receiver for debiting the user account with the wager amount.

18. The wagering terminal of claim 9, wherein the user interface includes:

icons corresponding to race contestants in a race event; and

at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls through next and other future race events by starting time, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the user interface to present new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the scrolled to next and other future race events.

19. The wagering terminal of claim 18, wherein the user interface further includes:

at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls through next race events at different race event tracks, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the user interface to present new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the next race event by start time at the scrolled to race event tracks.

20. The wagering terminal of claim 18, wherein the icons corresponding to race contestants are shaped in the form of a horse head.

21. The wagering terminal of claim 18, wherein at least some of the icons corresponding to the race contestants are colored differently to indicate odds information associated with the race contestant corresponding to the icon.

22. A wagering terminal receiving information regarding race events, comprising:

a display to present information regarding selected next race events for wagering, the selected race events being selected by a race event selector being configured to determine and make available for wagering, multiple future race events, from among a group of future race events;

a user interface to place a wager on an elected race event of the selected race events displayed;

a wagering value mechanism to provide a wager amount for the wager on the elected race event; and

a wagering processor to determine one or more race contestants of an elected race event for the wager selected in accordance with handicapping information and track odds information.

23. The wagering terminal of claim 22, wherein the one or more race contestants of an elected race event are selected by:

determining a quick pick value for each race contestant based upon a weighted value of the handicapping information and the track odds information associated with each race contestant; and

analyzing the quick pick value for each race contestant to determine a set of race contestants for a specific wager type for the elected race event.

24. The wagering terminal of claim 23, wherein the handicapping information associated with each race contestant includes:

race contestant'"'"'s trainer statistics;

race contestant'"'"'s jockey statistics;

the track condition of the race event; and

the times between race events for the race contestant.

25. The wagering terminal of claim 23, wherein the track odds information associated with each race contestant includes a difference between the “

morning line”

track odds and current track odds information for the race contestant.

26. The wagering terminal of claim 22, wherein the wagering terminal is configured for providing the wager in only a single wager type.

27. The wagering terminal of claim 22, wherein the wagering terminal is configured for facilitating placement of the wager in accordance with one of a plurality of user-selectable wager types.

28. The wagering terminal of claim 22, wherein the user interface includes:

icons corresponding to race contestants in a race event; and

at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls through next and other future race events by starting time, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the user interface to present new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the scrolled to next and other future race events.

29. The wagering terminal of claim 28, wherein the user interface further includes:

at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls though next race events at different race event tracks, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the user interface to present new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the next race event by start time at the scrolled to race event tracks.

30. The wagering terminal of claim 28, wherein the icons corresponding to race contestants are shaped in the form of a horse head.

31. The wagering terminal of claim 28, wherein at least some of the icons corresponding to the race contestants are colored differently to indicate odds information associated with the race contestant corresponding to the icon.

32. A wagering method, comprising:

receiving information regarding race events from a race providing system automatically providing multiple future race events at race event tracks on which wagers may be placed;

selecting race events from said multiple race events for wagering on which future race events wagering will be performed;

displaying information regarding the selected race events in a wagering terminal;

receiving user instructions through a user interface of the wagering terminal for placing a wager on an elected race event of the selected race events displayed; and

receiving a wager amount for the wager on the elected race event further comprising;

receiving handicapping information and track odds information from the race providing system; and

a program selecting one or more race contestants of an elected race event for the wager in accordance with the received handicapping information and track odds information.

33. A computer comprising a program product including computer program code to cause a processor to perform a wagering method, the wagering method comprising:

the program determining and making available for wagering, future race events in a future time order at multiple race event tracks for which the program has enabled provision of race event information

receiving the race event information regarding race events from a race providing system;

selecting next race events for wagering;

displaying information regarding the selected race events in a wagering terminal;

receiving user instructions through a user interface of the wagering terminal for placing a wager on an elected race event of the selected race events displayed; and

receiving a wager amount for the wager on the elected race event.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, the wagering method further comprising:

receiving handicapping information and track odds information from the race providing system; and

selecting one or more race contestants of an elected race event for the wager in accordance with the received handicapping information and track odds information.

35. The computer program product of claim 33, the wagering method further comprising receiving one or more race contestants of an elected race events for the wager selected in accordance with handicapping and track odds information.

36. The computer program product of claim 34, wherein the one or more race contestants of an elected race event are selected by:

determining a quick pick value for each race contestant based upon a weighted value of the handicapping information and track odds information associated with each race contestant; and

analyzing the quick pick value for each race contestant to determine a set of race contestants for a specific wager type for the elected race event.

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the handicapping information associated with each race contestant includes:

race contestant'"'"'s trainer statistics;

race contestant'"'"'s jockey statistics;

the track condition of the race event; and

the times between race events for the race contestant.

38. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the track odds information associated with each race contestant includes a difference between the “

morning line”

track odds and current track odds information for the race contestant.

39. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer program product is configured for providing the wager in only a single wager type.

40. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer program product is configured for providing the wager in accordance with one of a plurality of user-selectable wager types.

41. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein receiving a wager amount for the wager includes accessing a user account electronically and debiting the user account with the wager amount.

42. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein displaying information regarding the selected race events in a wagering terminal includes:

displaying icons corresponding to race contestants in a race event; and

providing at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls through next and other future race events by staffing time, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the display of new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the scrolled to next and other future race events on which wagers may be placed at that time.

43. The computer program product of claim 42, wherein displaying information regarding the selected race events in a wagering terminal further includes:

providing at least one of a button or icon by which a user scrolls through next race events at different race event tracks, the activation of the at least one of a button or icon to scroll causing the display of new icons corresponding to the race contestants of the next race event by start time at the scrolled to race event tracks.

44. The computer program product of claim 42, wherein the icons corresponding to race contestants are shaped in the form of a horse head.

45. The computer program product of claim 42, wherein at least some of the icons corresponding to the race contestants are colored differently to indicate odds information associated with the race contestant corresponding to the icon.