SECONDARY GAME
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting, by a computing device to a secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of gaming devices;
presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of gaming devices presented, an indication of historical outcomes of the gaming device;
receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices;
presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of primary players, in which each primary player is associated with a game involving the gaming device selected by the secondary player;
presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of primary players, an indication of historical outcomes generated for the primary player at one or more games played at the gaming device;
receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a primary player of the plurality of primary players;
receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, an indication of a desired characteristic of a game;
presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of games, each game features the desired characteristic, and involving play by the primary player at the gaming device;
receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a game of the plurality of games;
determining, by the computing device, an outcome of the game selected by the secondary player;
receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a bet based on the outcome of the game;
transmitting, by the computing device, after receiving the bet, an indication of the outcome to the secondary player; and
determining a payment to the secondary player based on the outcome and the bet.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, secondary players may participate in games originally played by primary players. Secondary players may make bets and receive winnings based on such games. Secondary players may participate in games from the past. Secondary players may participate in games from locations that are remote to the locations in which the games were first played.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting, by a computing device to a secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of gaming devices; presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of gaming devices presented, an indication of historical outcomes of the gaming device; receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices; presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of primary players, in which each primary player is associated with a game involving the gaming device selected by the secondary player; presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of primary players, an indication of historical outcomes generated for the primary player at one or more games played at the gaming device; receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a primary player of the plurality of primary players; receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, an indication of a desired characteristic of a game; presenting, by the computing device to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of games, each game features the desired characteristic, and involving play by the primary player at the gaming device; receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a selection of a game of the plurality of games; determining, by the computing device, an outcome of the game selected by the secondary player; receiving, by the computing device from the secondary player, a bet based on the outcome of the game; transmitting, by the computing device, after receiving the bet, an indication of the outcome to the secondary player; and determining a payment to the secondary player based on the outcome and the bet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a tangible machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising; presenting, to a secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of gaming devices; presenting, to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of gaming devices presented, an indication of historical outcomes of the gaming device; receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices; presenting, to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of primary players, in which each primary player is associated with a game involving the gaming device selected by the secondary player; presenting, to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of primary players, an indication of historical outcomes generated for the primary player at one or more games played at the gaming device; receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a primary player of the plurality of primary players; receiving, from the secondary player, an indication of a desired characteristic of a game; presenting, to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of games, each game features the desired characteristic, and involving play by the primary player at the gaming device; receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a game of the plurality of games; determining an outcome of the game selected by the secondary player; receiving, from the secondary player, a second bet based on the outcome of the game; transmitting, after receiving the second bet, an indication of the outcome to the secondary player; and determining a second payment to the secondary player based on the outcome and the second bet. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An apparatus comprising:
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means for presenting, to a secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of gaming devices; means for presenting, to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of gaming devices presented, an indication of historical outcomes of the gaming device; means for receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices; means for presenting, to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of primary players, in which each primary player is associated with a game involving the gaming device selected by the secondary player; means for presenting, to the secondary player, an interface through which the secondary player may access, for each of the plurality of primary players, an indication of historical outcomes generated for the primary player at one or more games played at the gaming device; means for receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a primary player of the plurality of primary players; means for receiving, from the secondary player, an indication of a desired characteristic of a game; means for presenting, to the secondary player, an opportunity to select from a plurality of games, each game features the desired characteristic, and involving play by the primary player at the gaming device; means for receiving, from the secondary player, a selection of a game of the plurality of games; means for determining an outcome of the game selected by the secondary player; means for receiving, from the secondary player, a second bet based on the outcome of the game; means for transmitting, after receiving the second bet, an indication of the outcome to the secondary player; and means for determining a second payment to the secondary player based on the outcome and the second bet.
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Current AssigneeCFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
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Original AssigneeCFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
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InventorsLutnick, Howard W., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current463/16
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CPC Class CodesG07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or...G07F 17/3234 about the performance of a ...G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. pro...G07F 17/3272 Games involving multiple pl...
