Conducting a jackpot race event
First Claim
1. A computer betting system, comprising:
- a processor and a memory, being programmed to receive a bettor'"'"'s bet on a first race event, the processor being programmed to implement terms of the bet;
the processor is programmed to respond to a determination that when the bet is a winning bet in the first race event and the bet is qualified to participate in a jackpot arrangement, to allocate at least a portion of a payout associated with the qualified winning bet to a jackpot pool within the jackpot arrangement, and the bettor is to be given a bet on a first jackpot event;
if the bettor'"'"'s bet on the first jackpot event is a winning jackpot bet, a portion of the jackpot pool is to be allocated to the bettor; and
if there are no winning bets for the first jackpot event, the jackpot pool is to be allocated to a pool for a second jackpot event.
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Abstract
A system for wagering on a jackpot race event, comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a qualifying bet associated with a customer and comprising a first bet component and a second bet component. The first bet component is associated with a first qualifying race event and comprises a first bet amount. The second bet component is associated with a second qualifying race event and comprises a second bet amount. The processor identifies the outcome of the first and second bet components. If both the first bet component and the second bet components are winning bets, the processor allocates to the customer a particular number of jackpot bets for a jackpot race event. The particular number of jackpot bets is based at least in part upon the first bet amount and the second bet amount. The first bet amount is allocated to a common pari-mutuel pool for the first qualifying race event.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer betting system, comprising:
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a processor and a memory, being programmed to receive a bettor'"'"'s bet on a first race event, the processor being programmed to implement terms of the bet; the processor is programmed to respond to a determination that when the bet is a winning bet in the first race event and the bet is qualified to participate in a jackpot arrangement, to allocate at least a portion of a payout associated with the qualified winning bet to a jackpot pool within the jackpot arrangement, and the bettor is to be given a bet on a first jackpot event; if the bettor'"'"'s bet on the first jackpot event is a winning jackpot bet, a portion of the jackpot pool is to be allocated to the bettor; and if there are no winning bets for the first jackpot event, the jackpot pool is to be allocated to a pool for a second jackpot event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising the steps of:
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at a processor of a computer betting system, receiving a bettor'"'"'s bet on a first race event, the processor being programmed to provide a user interface for, or processing implementation of, terms of the bet, the computer betting system programmed to implement the following terms; when the bet is a winning bet in the first race event and the bet is qualified to participate in a jackpot arrangement, then to allocate at least a portion of a payout associated with the qualified winning bet on the first race event to a jackpot pool within the jackpot arrangement, and the bettor is to be given a bet on a first jackpot event; if the bettor'"'"'s bet on the first jackpot event is a winning jackpot bet, then a portion of the jackpot pool is to be allocated to the bettor; and if there are no winning bets for the first jackpot event, then the jackpot pool is to be allocated to a pool for a second jackpot event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer betting terminal, comprising:
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a processor and a memory, being programmed to present a user interface to a bettor and to receive a bet from the bettor, the user programs presenting terms of the bet in which; a processor of a computer betting system is programmed to respond to a determination that the bet is a winning bet in the first race event and the bet is qualified to participate in a jackpot arrangement, to allocate at least a portion of a payout associated with the qualified winning bet to a jackpot pool within the jackpot arrangement, and the bettor is to be given a bet on a first jackpot event; if the bettor'"'"'s bet on the first jackpot event is a winning jackpot bet, a portion of the jackpot pool is to be allocated to the bettor; and if there are no winning bets for the first jackpot event, the jackpot pool is to be allocated to a pool for a second jackpot event. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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