SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING REMOTE DEVICE USERS TO WAGER ON MICRO EVENTS OF GAMES IN A DATA NETWORK ACCESSIBLE GAMING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140342811A1
• Filed: 04/08/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Micro-Gaming Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: Micro-Gaming Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Shore, Michael W., Chan, Alfonso G., Ortiz, Luis M., Lopez, Kermit D.
• Application Number:
  US14/247,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20140342811A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3204 Player-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Methods and systems for micro-betting. One or more micro-bets can be electronically placed with respect to one or more micro-events associated with an event during a round of micro-betting. One or more wages with respect to the micro-bet(s) can be managed and controlled during the round of micro-betting. The wager(s) can be managed and controlled remotely from electronically placing the micro-bet(s) during the round of micro-betting. Additionally, a portion of a profit can be automatically obtained with respect to the round of micro-bets in exchange for the aforementioned managing and controlling of the wager(s) with respect to the micro-bet(s) during the round of micro-betting.

Claims

1. A method for micro-betting, said method comprising:

tracking micro-events with respect to at least one event; and

authorizing a placement of at least one micro-bet with respect to at least one micro-event among said micro-events with respect to said at least one event, said at least one micro-bet comprising a real bet and said at least one micro-event comprising a real event.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising authorizing said placement of said at east one micro-bet via at least one remote computing device.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said at least one remote computing device comprises a tablet computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising designating via a computer a control function for managing said placement of said at least one micro-bet with respect to said at least one micro-event.

6. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

calculating odds with respect to a plurality of micro-bets including said at least one micro-bet; and

displaying said odds via a display screen associated with at least one remote computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring via a computer a control function to determine when said at least one micro-bet is available, or open or when said at least one micro-bet is dosed for betting.

8. The method of claim 2 further comprising displaying a live video of said at least one micro-event within a display screen of said at least one remote computing device in association with said placement of said at least one micro-bet via said at least one remote computing device.

3. The method of calm 2 wherein said at least one remote computing device comprises a Smartphone.

9. A system for micro-betting, said system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to said processor; and

a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;

tracking micro-events with respect to at least one event; and

authorizing a placement of at least one micro-bet with respect to at least one micro-event among said micro-events with respect to said at least one event, said at least one micro-bet comprising a real bet and said at least one micro-event comprising a real event.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said instructions are further configured for authorizing said placement of said at least one micro-bet via at least one remote computing device.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said at least one remote computing device comprises a Smartphone.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein said at least one remote computing device comprises a tablet computing device.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein said instructions are further configured for designating via a computer a control function for managing said placement of said at least one micro-bet with respect to said at least one micro-event.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein said instructions are further configured for:

calculating odds with respect to a plurality of micro-bets including said at least one micro-bet; and

displaying said odds via a display screen associated with at least one remote computing device.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein said instructions are further configured for providing via a computer, a control function to determine when said at least one micro-bet is available, or open or when said at least one micro-bet is closed for betting.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein said instructions are further configured for displaying a live video of said at least one micro-event within a display screen of said at least one remote computing device in association with said placement of said at least one micro-bet via said at least one remote computing device.