Real time parimutuel wagering system and method

• US 8,491,378 B1
• Filed: 08/18/2010
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harry Platis
• Original Assignee: Harry Platis
• Inventors: Platis, Harry
• Primary Examiner(s): Elisca, Pierre Eddy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kamal, Shahid
• Application Number:
  US12/858,634
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 463/15, 463/25, 463/40, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

A wagering server system provides pari-mutuel wagering on a large number of entrants. The wagering server system has a wagering application which is configured for administration of pari-mutuel wagering. The application has a first tournament object which is configured to initialize into at least one first tournament component. The first tournament component represents in one embodiment a real world contested event which may have a large number of entrants. A sensory application interoperates with sensors located at the event. The sensors generate readable data digital signals when interoperating with readable data components. The wagering application also has a game play component which is configured to receive readable data digital signals, where real-time wagering may occur on the first real world contested event.

Claims

1. A wagering server system for providing pari-mutuel wagering on a large number of entrants, said wagering server system comprising:

a. a wagering application configured for administration of pari-mutuel wagering;

said wagering application comprising a first tournament object configured to initialize into at least one first tournament component;

said first tournament component configured to represent a first real-world contested event having a large number of entrants (LNE);

said LNE comprising not less than about 16 entrants;

b. said wagering application further comprising a first player object, said first player object configured to initialize into a first plurality of player entrant components not less than said LNE in said first real-world contested event;

each of said first plurality of player entrant components comprising player entrant attributes;

each of said first plurality of player entrant components affiliated with said first tournament component;

c. said first set of player entrant components further comprising a first set of individual entrant components and a first set of group entrant components;

d. said player entrant attributes comprising;

an age attribute, a location attribute, a ranking attribute, a pre-cuts odds attribute, a post-cuts odds attribute, an entrant I.D. attribute;

a player ID game-play attribute;

e. a sensory application interoperating with a plurality of sensors located at said first real world contested event;

said plurality of sensors configured to generate a plurality of readable data component digital signals when interoperating with a plurality of readable data components;

f. said wagering application further comprising a game-play component configured to receive said plurality of readable data component digital signals providing a means for real time wagering of said first real world contested event.

2. The wagering server system according to claim 1 wherein said system further comprises:

a. said game play component comprising an individual type component;

a group type component;

b. said individual type component configured to represent a single object in said first real world contested event;

c. said group type component configured to represent a group of objects in said first real world contested event.

3. The wagering server system according to claim 2 wherein said system further comprises:

said individual type component configured to initialize into an interactive playing card component configured to receive a readable data signal from an interactive playing card.

4. The wagering server system according to claim 3 wherein said system further comprises:

said sensory application receiving from said interactive playing card a readable data component signal and transmitting said data component signal to said interactive playing card component.

5. The wagering server system according to claim 2 wherein said system further comprises:

said group type component configured to initialize into an interactive playing card deck component configured to receive a plurality of readable data signals from an interactive playing card deck.

6. The wagering server system according to claim 3 wherein said system further comprises:

said interactive playing card further comprises;

d. a front face and a back face, said front face comprising a suit card element, a face value card element, a readable data component;

e. said readable data component correlated to said suit card element and said face value card element;

f. said readable data component interoperating with a first sensor said first sensor configured to interoperate with said sensory application.

7. The wagering server system according to claim 2 wherein said system further comprises:

said interactive playing card deck further comprises;

a. a plurality of interactive playing cards for use in a game;

b. each of said interactive playing cards comprising;

a front face and a back face, said front face comprising a suit card element, a face value card element, a readable data component;

said readable data component correlated to said suit card element and said face value card element;

said readable data component interoperating with a first sensor said first sensor configured to interoperate with said sensory application.

8. The wagering server system according to claim 2 wherein said system further comprises:

said game play component further comprising;

a description component;

an ID component;

an open time component;

a close time component;

a location ID component;

an event ID component;

a sub event ID component;

a player ID component;

a wager ID component;

a pool ID component.

9. The wagering server system according to claim 1 wherein said system further comprises:

said wagering application further configured to display on a viewer said face card element and said suit card element of said first interactive playing card for entertainment of a group of spectators.

10. The wagering server system according to claim 3 wherein said sensory system further comprises:

a. a game table for playing a game, said game table comprising a first group of participants, said first group of participants comprising a first player, a dealer;

b. said game table further comprising a first sensor maintained at a dealer position;

a second sensor maintained at a first player position;

c. said plurality of sensors configured to interoperate with a first readable data component maintained on said first interactive playing card;

d. said first readable data component comprising a suit card element, a face card element;

said suit card element correlated to the suit of said first interactive playing card, said face card element correlated to the face value of said first interactive playing card.

11. The wagering server system according to claim 1 wherein said system further comprises:

a. said wagering application further configured to arrange said first set of individual entrant components and said first set of group entrant components based on said player entrant attributes;

b. said wagering application further configured to administer a plurality of wagering components comprising a wager ID attribute, a wager ID ticket number attribute, a player entrant wager ID number attribute, a wager amount attribute;

c. said plurality of wagering components configured for maintaining wager information as applied to each of said first plurality of player entrant components;

d. wherein any number of entrants in said contested event can have any number of wagers during a wagering event.

12. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a one dimensional barcode.

13. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a two dimensional barcode.

14. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a client element, a print element, a card deck element, a card deck placed into inventory element, a card deck retired from inventory element.

15. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises an assigned table element, a date pack is opened element, an assigned card game element, a number of deals per deck element, a date pack is retired element, a date of destruction element, a date of sale of used deck element.

16. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises a three dimensional barcode.

17. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a client element, a print element, a card deck element, a card deck placed into inventory element, a card deck retired from inventory element.

18. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

an assigned table element, a date pack is opened element, an assigned card game element, a number of deals per deck element, a date pack is retired element, a date of destruction element, a date of sale of used deck element.

19. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a passive RFID tag.

20. The wagering server system according to claim 19 wherein said system further comprises:

said passive RFID tag further comprises a tag size of about 50 microns to about 0.100 microns.

21. The wagering server system according to claim 19 wherein said system further comprises:

said passive RFID tag further comprises a tag size of about a microchip.

22. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

an active RFID tag.

23. The wagering server system according to claim 22 wherein said system further comprises:

said active RFID tag further comprises a tag size of about 50 microns to about 0.100 microns.

24. The wagering server system according to claim 22 wherein said system further comprises:

said active RFID tag further comprises a tag size of about a microchip.

25. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises a nano tag.

26. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises a client element, a print element, a card deck element, a card deck placed into inventory element, a card deck retired from inventory element.

27. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

an assigned table element, a date pack is opened element, an assigned card game element, a number of deals per deck element, a date pack is retired element, a date of destruction element, a date of sale of used deck element.

28. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said readable data component further comprises;

a first data component and a second data component.

29. The wagering server system according to claim 28 wherein said system further comprises:

said first data component further comprises one of the following;

a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode, an RFID tag.

30. The wagering server system according to claim 28 wherein said system further comprises:

said second data component further comprises one of the following;

a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode, an RFID tag.

31. The wagering server system according to claim 28 wherein said system further comprises:

said first data component further comprises;

an RFID tag;

said second data component further comprising one of the following;

a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode, an RFID tag.

32. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said first sensor further comprises;

a laser scanner configured to read a one dimensional bar code.

33. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said first sensor further comprises;

a digital imager configured to read a two dimensional bar code.

34. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said first sensor further comprises;

a three-dimensional surface reader configured to read a three dimensional bar code.

35. The wagering server system according to claim 6 wherein said system further comprises:

said first sensor further comprises;

a radio frequency ID reader configured to receive a radio signal from an RFID tag.

36. The wagering server system according to claim 7 wherein said sensory system further comprises:

a. said interactive playing card deck further comprises 52 interactive playing cards including said first interactive playing card;

b. a dealer activating said first deck of interactive playing cards by registering said interactive playing card deck with said first sensor.

37. The wagering server system according to claim 10 wherein said system further comprises:

a. said game table comprising a nine sided game table;

b. said first group of participants comprising nine participants;

c. said real world event further comprising the World series of poker;

d. wherein utilization of said sensory system in operation with said wagering application enables wagering on a sub event occurring during said real world contested event.

38. The wagering server system according to claim 36 wherein said sensory system further comprises:

a. an interactive player hand comprising at least one interactive playing card from said interactive playing card deck;

b. said at least one interactive playing card read by said second sensor maintained at a player position;

c. said second sensor sending said sensory application at least one readable data component digital signal for recording of at least one suit card element and at least one face card element of said first interactive player hand in said wagering application.