Local environment based wagering
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1. A method of operation of a central server comprising:
- identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first device;
generating a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data;
sending the wager recommendation to the first device;
receiving a wager invitation for a wager based on the wager recommendation from the first device;
identifying at least one other device located in proximity to the first device;
publishing the wager invitation to the at least one other device located in proximity to the first device;
receiving a response from the at least one other device indicating acceptance of the wager invitation;
notifying the first device that the at least one other device has indicated acceptance of the wager invitation; and
providing for, based on whether there are a plurality of accepted wager invitations from the at least one other device, the first device to indicate terminating the wager corresponding to one or more of the plurality of accepted wager invitations.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing location-based wagering. In one embodiment, wagerable data associated with a location of a first user is identified. The wagerable data may be any type of data on which a wager may be based. Then, a wager recommendation is generated based on the wagerable data and returned to the first user. The first user defines a wager, and the wager is published to one or more second users located in proximity to the first user. Each of the one or more second users is enabled to accept the wager if desired. In addition, one or more winners and one or more losers of the wager may be identified and payout may then be effected.
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1. A method of operation of a central server comprising:
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identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first device; generating a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; sending the wager recommendation to the first device; receiving a wager invitation for a wager based on the wager recommendation from the first device; identifying at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; publishing the wager invitation to the at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; receiving a response from the at least one other device indicating acceptance of the wager invitation; notifying the first device that the at least one other device has indicated acceptance of the wager invitation; and providing for, based on whether there are a plurality of accepted wager invitations from the at least one other device, the first device to indicate terminating the wager corresponding to one or more of the plurality of accepted wager invitations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A central server comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a plurality of devices; and a control system associated with the communication interface, and adapted to; identify wagerable data associated with a location of a first device; generate a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; send the wager recommendation to the first device; receive a wager invitation for a wager based on the wager recommendation from the first device; identify at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; publish the wager invitation to the at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; receive a response from the at least one other device indicating acceptance of the wager invitation; notify the first device that the at least one other device has indicated acceptance of the wager invitation; and provide for, based on whether there are a plurality of accepted wager invitations from the at least one other device, the first device to indicate terminating the wager corresponding to one or more of the plurality of accepted wager invitations.
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24. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software for instructing a computing device to:
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identify wagerable data associated with a location of a first device; generate a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; send the wager recommendation to the first device; receive a wager invitation for a wager based on the wager recommendation from the first device; identify at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; publish the wager invitation to the at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; receive a response from the at least one other device indicating acceptance of the wager invitation; notify the first device that the at least one other device has indicated acceptance of the wager invitation; and provide for, based on whether there are a plurality of accepted wager invitations from the at least one other device, the first device to indicate terminating the wager corresponding to one or more of the plurality of accepted wager invitations.
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25. A method of operation of a central server comprising:
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identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first device; sending the wagerable data to the first device; receiving a wager invitation for a wager based on the wagerable data from the first device; identifying at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; publishing the wager invitation to the at least one other device located in proximity to the first device; receiving a response from the at least one other device indicating acceptance of the wager invitation; notifying the first device that the at least one other device has indicated acceptance of the wager invitation; and providing for, based on whether there are a plurality of accepted wager invitations from the at least one other device, the first device to indicate terminating the wager corresponding to one or more of the plurality of accepted wager invitations.
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