System and method for wagering-based transferable financial instruments

• US 8,543,487 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2011
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Original Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Inventors: Asher, Joseph M., Crosthwaite, Dominic, Lutnick, Howard W., Riches, Guy Iain Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Subramanian, Narayanswamy
• Application Number:
  US13/021,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130189A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 705 35- 38
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• 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

The invention provides a system and method for creating and facilitating the exchange of wagering-based transferable financial instruments. The instruments may be used to embody multiple various positions based upon the ultimate outcomes of uncertain future contingent events, including but not limited to outcomes of games of skill and chance. The invention further provides systems and platforms for monitoring, displaying information, and facilitating trading as to such instruments among multiple investment market participants, and a hosting or house participant, for time-variable buying and selling of such instruments.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, from a first user a wager at a first price,

wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one potential outcome of combined results from spins of at least one roulette wheel, wherein the spins of the at least one roulette wheel on which the wager is based comprise a defined set of spins, and

wherein the computing system receives the wager from the first user via a computing device in use by the first user, the computing system and the computing device being communicatively coupled via a communications network;

prior to a completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

receiving, by the computing system, a plurality of results from a plurality of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

updating, by the computing system, a point count based on the plurality of received results,

wherein respective possible results of a roulette wheel spin are assigned respective point values, and

wherein updating the point count comprises updating the point count based on the point values assigned to the respective received results;

communicating, by the computing system, the point count to at least the first user;

receiving, by the computing system, a request to transfer the wager; and

based at least in part on receiving the request, transferring, by the computing system, the wager from the first user to a house at a second price, wherein transferring the wager results in the first user no longer having an ownership of or an interest in the wager.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein a red result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a first point value;

wherein a black result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a second point value; and

wherein a green result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a third point value.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the point count based on the point values assigned to the respective received results comprises:

updating the point count by the first point value when the received result comprises a red result;

updating the point count by the second point value when the received result comprises a black result; and

updating the point count by the third point value when the received result comprises a green result.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

and

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the first point value, the second point value, and the third point value each comprises one of:

a negative value,

a positive value, and

a zero value.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to transferring the wager from the first user to the house and prior to the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel, transferring, by the computing system, the wager from the house to a second user, wherein transferring the wager to the second user results in the second user having at least one of an ownership of and an interest in the wager.

7. The method of claim 6,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel; and

wherein the method further comprises;

subsequent to the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel, settling, by the computing system, the wager based at least in part on the final value of the point count.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein settling the wager comprises settling the wager between the second user and the house.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein settling the wage comprises determining one of:

an amount of a payment due to the second user, and

an amount of a payment owed by the second user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first price is different from the second price.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the house comprises a casino.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the point count provides an indication of a monetary value of the wager.

13. The method of claim 1,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

and

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel.

14. The method of claim 1,

wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one potential outcome of combined results from spins of a plurality of roulette wheels;

and

wherein receiving the plurality of results comprises receiving a plurality of results from a plurality of spins of the plurality of roulette wheels.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the plurality of roulette wheels are located at at least two geographically remote facilities.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel comprises the spins of the at least one roulette wheel that take place over a specified duration of time.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one of:

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a red result,

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a black result, and

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a green result.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory electronically coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to;

receive from a first user a wager at a first price,

wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one potential outcome of combined results from spins of at least one roulette wheel,

wherein the spins of the at least one roulette wheel on which the wager is based comprise a defined set of spins, and

wherein the apparatus is operable to receive the wager from the first user via a computing device in use by the first user, and wherein the apparatus is further operable to communicate with the computing device via a communications network;

prior to a completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

receive a plurality of results from a plurality of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

update a point count based on the plurality of received results,

wherein respective possible results of a roulette wheel spin are assigned respective point values, and

wherein to update the point count comprises to update the point count based on the point values assigned to the respect received results;

communicate the point count to at least the first user;

receive a request to transfer the wager; and

based at least in part on receiving the request, transfer the wager from the first user to a house at a second price, wherein to transfer the wager results in the first user no longer having an ownership of or an interest in the wager.

19. The apparatus of claim 18,

wherein a red result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a first point value;

wherein a black result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a second point value; and

wherein a green result of a roulette wheel spin is assigned a third point value.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein to update the point count based on the point values assigned to the respective received results comprises to:

update the point count by the first point value when the received result comprises a red result;

update the point count by the second point value when the received result comprises a black result; and

update the point count by the third point value when the received result comprises a green result.

21. The apparatus of claim 20,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

and

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first point value, the second point value, and the third point value each comprises one of:

a negative value,

a positive value, and

a zero value.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

subsequent to transferring the wager from the first user to the house and prior to the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel, transfer the wager from the house to a second user, wherein to transfer the wager to the second user results in the second user having at least one of an ownership of and an interest in the wager.

24. The apparatus of claim 23,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel; and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to;

subsequent to the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel, settle the wager based at least in part on the final value of the point count.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein to settle the wager comprises to settle the wager between the second user and the house.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein to settle the wage comprises to determine one of:

an amount of a payment due to the second user, and

an amount of a payment owed by the second user.

27. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first price is different from the second price.

28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the house comprises a casino.

29. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the point count provides an indication of a monetary value of the wager.

30. The apparatus of claim 18,

wherein the point count is to be updated based on the point value assigned to each respective result from the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel;

and

wherein the wager comprises a wager on a final value of the point count upon the completion of the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel.

31. The apparatus of claim 18,

wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one potential outcome of combined results from spins of a plurality of roulette wheels;

and

wherein receiving the plurality of results comprises receiving a plurality of results from a plurality of spins of the plurality of roulette wheels.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the plurality of roulette wheels are located at at least two geographically remote facilities.

33. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the defined set of spins of the at least one roulette wheel comprises the spins of the at least one roulette wheel that take place over a specified duration of time.

34. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wager comprises a wager on at least one of:

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a red result,

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a black result, and

a combined number of roulette wheel spins having a green result.