Systems and methods for betting pools
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing, by a digital device, a betting pool, the betting pool being associated with a plurality of pool participants and with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period;
associating, by the digital device, each participant of the plurality of pool participants with points in a points account; and
for a first participant of the plurality of pool participants;
receiving, by the digital device, a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the first points wager being for at least a first subset of the points in the points account,updating, by the digital device, the points in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event,receiving, by the digital device, a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the second points wager being for at least a second subset of the points in the points account, andupdating, by the digital device, the points in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event.
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Abstract
Various embodiments described herein provide systems and methods that establish a betting pool associated with a plurality of pool participants and associated with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period. For a first participant of the plurality of pool participants, the systems and methods may receive a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, update the points balance in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event, receive a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, and update the points balance in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing, by a digital device, a betting pool, the betting pool being associated with a plurality of pool participants and with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period; associating, by the digital device, each participant of the plurality of pool participants with points in a points account; and for a first participant of the plurality of pool participants; receiving, by the digital device, a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the first points wager being for at least a first subset of the points in the points account, updating, by the digital device, the points in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event, receiving, by the digital device, a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the second points wager being for at least a second subset of the points in the points account, and updating, by the digital device, the points in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a digital device; means for causing the digital device to establish a betting pool, the betting pool being associated with a plurality of pool participants and with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period; means for causing the digital device to associate each participant of the plurality of pool participants with points in a points account; and for a first participant of the plurality of pool participants; means for causing the digital device to receive a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the first points wager being for at least a first subset of the points in the points account, means for causing the digital device to update the points in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event, means for causing the digital device to receive a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the second points wager being for at least a second subset of the points in the points account, and means for causing the digital device to update the points in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event.
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20. A system comprising:
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a digital device; and a memory storing instructions configured to instruct the digital device to perform the operations of; establishing a betting pool, the betting pool being associated with a plurality of pool participants and with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period; associating each participant of the plurality of pool participants with points in a points account; and for a first participant of the plurality of pool participants; receiving a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the first points wager being for at least a first subset of the points in the points account, updating the points in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event, receiving a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, the second points wager being for at least a second subset of the points in the points account, and updating the points in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event.
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