Method and apparatus for tournament betting

• US 7,516,959 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2005
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: DEQ Systems Corporation (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Berube, Real, Huard, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): Mendiratta; Vishu K.
• Application Number:
  US11/167,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20060246983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,386 Days
• Field of Search: 273/274, 273/259, 273/277
• US Class Current: 273/274
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

The method of betting on participants in a tournament comprises creating at least two teams of at least one participating player playing in the tournament, the tournament having a series of at least two casino games in which the participating players will play; associating at least one event with at least one participating player during the tournament; a betting player selecting at least one chosen participant on which to place a bet, each of the chosen participant being one of a team and a participating player; the betting player identifying at least one event related to the tournament for which to place the bet, wherein the event is meaningful within the tournament; the betting player making a that the event will occur in association with the chosen participant during the tournament; determining an occurrence of the event in association with the chosen participant; and if the event occurred in association with the participant, determining a payout to be paid to the betting player; wherein the betting player is one of the participating player and a player who does not participate in the tournament. An apparatus is also provided.

Claims

1. A method of betting on participants in a tournament, the method comprising:

providing an identification of at least two participating players participating in a tournament including an indication of a tournament team to which each said participating players belong, at least two of said tournament teams participating in said tournament, said tournament having a series of casino games in which said participating players will play;

carrying out said series of casino games according to rules of play of said casino games, including associating at least one event with at least one participating player during said tournament;

a betting player creating a selection team by selecting at least two chosen participants on which to place a bet, each said chosen participant being one of said participating players belonging to one of said tournament teams, said selection team comprising chosen participants from at least two non-identical tournament teams;

said betting player identifying at least one event related to said tournament for which to place said bet, wherein said event is meaningful within said tournament;

said betting player making at least one bet that said at least one event will occur in association with said selection team during said tournament;

determining an occurrence of said at least one event in said tournament in association with said at least one chosen participant of said selection team; and

if said at least one event occurred in association with said selection team, determining a payout to be paid to said betting player;

wherein said betting player is one of said participating player and a player who does not participate in the tournament.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one event is receiving at least one predetermined gaming symbol.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one event is becoming a winner of a round of the tournament.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one event is being ranked third at a conclusion of the tournament.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said participating player is a dealer of said casino game.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casino game is a card game.