Craps game based on results from a sporting event

• US 7,708,636 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Asher, Joseph M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Suhol; Dmitry
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim; Andrew
• Application Number:
  US11/623,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20070187889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 463/25, 463 16- 20, 463/22, 463/1, 273/277, 273/298, 273/292
• US Class Current: 463/22
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

One or more inputs, such as a roll of one or more die, to a craps game are determined from one or more event results from a sporting event. A result of the craps game is based at least on the one or more determined inputs.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving from a user a bet on a craps game;

receiving at least one event result of a sporting event that comprises a total number of participants;

a computing apparatus selecting from a memory device a set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based at least in part on the total number of participants in the sporting event,

wherein the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events to values that represent simulated rolls of a first die and a second die;

wherein at least a first set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a first total number of participants,

wherein at least a second set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a second total number of participants, and

wherein the first total number of participants is different from the second total number of participants;

the computing apparatus using the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one value; and

determining a result of the bet on the craps game based at least in part on the at least one value.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the sporting event comprises a race event having the total number of participants, each participant comprising a numerical identifier;

and

wherein the at least one event result comprises the numerical identifier of the participant that is in first place at a certain point during the race event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sporting event comprises a race event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the set of rules comprises selecting the set of rules after receiving the at least one event result.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events;

and

wherein the method further comprises the steps of;

the computing apparatus;

determining the sporting event from the plurality of sporting events; and

assigning the bet to the sporting event such that the result of the bet is based at least in part on the event results of the sporting event.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the sporting event from the plurality of sporting events comprises determining the sporting event based at least in part on a time that the bet was received.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the sporting event from the plurality of sporting events comprises determining the sporting event based at least in part on at least one of:

a type of the sporting event,

the total number of participants in the sporting event,

a scheduled start time of the sporting event,

a completion time of the sporting event, and

when official results of the sporting event are posted.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the sporting event and assigning the bet to the sporting event take place after receiving the bet from the user.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying to the user via a client device an indication that the user'"'"'s bet has been assigned to the determined sporting event.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the sporting event from the plurality of sporting events comprises determining the sporting event based at least in part on the total number of participants in the sporting event.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the sporting event comprises a race event having the total number of participants and a plurality of finishing positions;

each of the participants in the race event comprises a numerical identifier; and

the at least one event result comprises the numerical identifier of a participant finishing the race event in a respective one of the finishing positions.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining a payout for the bet when the result of the bet on the craps game comprises a win.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected set of rules define how to determine the result of the bet on the craps game given the at least one value;

and

wherein determining the result of the bet on the craps game comprises determining the result of the bet based at least in part on the selected set of rules.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein using the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value comprises using the selected set of rules and at least one parameter associated with the bet to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value.

15. The method of claim 14,

wherein the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises at least one finishing position in a race;

and

wherein the at least one finishing position is selected by the user.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises at least one finishing position in a race;

and

wherein the at least one finishing position is determined randomly by the computing apparatus.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the sporting event comprises a race event having the total number of participants and a plurality of finishing positions, each participant comprising a numerical identifier;

the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises an indication of at least one of the finishing position in the race event; and

the selected set of rules comprises rules for determining the at least one value based at least in part on the numerical identifier of the participant that finished the race event in the at least one finishing position indicated by the at least one parameter associated with the bet.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one value comprises a single value representing a combined total of a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one value comprises two values, each representing respectively a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

at least one parameter is associated with the bet;

the sporting event comprises a race event having the total number of participants and a plurality of finishing positions, each participant comprising a numerical identifier;

the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises an indication of at least one of the finishing position in the race event;

the selected set of rules comprises a set of first relationships and a set of second relationships, each first relationship comprising a correlation between a possible value of a simulated roll of the first die and at least one numerical identifier of a participant in the race event, and each second relationship comprising a correlation between a possible value of a simulated roll of the second die and at least one numerical identifier of a participant in the race event; and

using the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the value representing the simulated roll of the first die and to the value representing the simulated roll of the second die comprises;

based at least in part on the at least one finishing position indicated by the at least one parameter associated with the bet, determining a first numerical identifier and a second numerical identifier corresponding to participants finishing in the race event;

determining, based at least in part on the set of first relationships and the first numerical identifier, the value representing the simulated roll of the first die; and

determining, based at least in part on the set of second relationships and the second numerical identifier, the second value representing the simulated roll of the second die.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the at least one parameter comprising the indication of the at least one finishing position in the race event is selected by the user.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the result of the bet comprises one of:

a win,

a loss, and

a push.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving from a second user a second bet on a craps game; and

determining a result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one value.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the result of the bet from the user is the same as the result of the second bet from the second user.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the result of the bet from the user is different from the result of the second bet from the second user.

26. The method of claim 23,

wherein the at least one value comprises two values, each representing respectively a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die;

wherein determining the result of the bet from the user comprises determining the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the simulated roll of the first die and the simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein determining the result of the second bet from the second user comprises determining the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the simulated roll of the first die and the simulated roll of the second die.

27. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one value comprises at least one first value;

and

wherein the method further comprises the steps of;

receiving from a second user a second bet on a craps game;

the computing apparatus using the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one second value; and

determining a result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one second value.

28. The method of claim 27,

wherein the at least one first value comprises two values, each representing respectively a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises two values, each representing respectively a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die;

wherein determining the result of the bet from the user comprises determining the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the first simulated roll of the first die and the first simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein determining the result of the second bet from the second user comprises determining the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the second simulated roll of the first die and the second simulated roll of the second die.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the value representing the first simulated roll of the first die is different from the value representing the second simulated roll of the first die.

30. The method of claim 27,

wherein the at least one first value comprises a single first value representing a combined total of a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

and

wherein the at least one second value comprises a single second value representing a combined total of a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the single first value is different from the single second value.

32. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device electronically coupled to the at least one processor and operable to store instructions;

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor operable to at least;

receive from a user a bet on a craps game;

receive at least one event result of a sporting event that comprises a total number of participants;

select a set of rules from a plurality of sets of rules based at least in part on the total number of participants in the sporting event,

wherein the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events to values that represent simulated rolls of a first die and a second die;

wherein at least a first set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a first total number of participants,

wherein at least a second set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a second total number of participants, and

wherein the first total number of participants is different from the second total number of participants;

use the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one value; and

determine a result of the bet on the craps game based at least in part on the at least one value.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the result of the bet comprises one of:

a win,

a loss, and

a push.

34. The apparatus of claim 32,

wherein the sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events;

and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least;

determine the sporting event from the plurality of sporting events; and

assign the bet to the sporting event such that the result of the bet is based at least in part on the event results of the sporting event.

35. The apparatus of claim 34,

wherein to determine the sporting event and to assign the bet to the sporting event take place after receiving the bet from the user.

36. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least display to the user via a client device an indication that the user'"'"'s bet has been assigned to the determined sporting event.

37. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least determine a payout for the bet when the result of the bet on the craps game comprises a win.

38. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least:

receive from a second user a second bet on a craps game; and

determine a result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one value.

39. The apparatus of claim 38,

wherein the at least one value comprises two values, each representing respectively a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die;

wherein to determine the result of the bet from the user comprises to determine the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the simulated roll of the first die and the simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein to determine the result of the second bet from the second user comprises to determine the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the simulated roll of the first die and the simulated roll of the second die.

40. The apparatus of claim 32,

wherein the at least one value comprises at least one first value;

and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least;

receive from a second user a second bet on a craps game;

use the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one second value; and

determine a result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one second value.

41. The apparatus of claim 40,

wherein the at least one first value comprises a single first value representing a combined total of a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises a single second value representing a combined total of a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein the single first value is different from the single second value.

42. The apparatus of claim 40,

wherein the at least one first value comprises two values, each representing respectively a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises two values, each representing respectively a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die;

wherein to determine the result of the bet from the user comprises to determine the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the first simulated roll of the first die and the first simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein to determine the result of the second bet from the second user comprises to determine the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the second simulated roll of the first die and the second simulated roll of the second die.

43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the value representing the first simulated roll of the first die is different from the value representing the second simulated roll of the first die.

44. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein:

to use the selected set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value comprises to use the selected set of rules and at least one parameter associated with the bet to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value;

the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises at least one finishing position in a race; and

the at least one finishing position is selected by the user.

45. A method comprising:

receiving from a user a bet on a craps game;

after receiving the bet on the craps game, a computing apparatus;

determining a sporting event from a plurality of sporting events; and

assigning the bet to the determined sporting event such that a result of the bet on the craps game is based at least in part on event results of the determined sporting event;

receiving at least one event result of the determined sporting event;

the computing apparatus obtaining from a memory device a set of rules, from a plurality of sets of rules,

wherein the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events to values that represent simulated rolls of a first die and a second die,

wherein at least a first set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a first total number of participants,

wherein at least a second set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a second total number of participants, and

wherein the first total number of participants is different from the second total number of participants;

the computing apparatus using the obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one value; and

determining a result of the bet on the craps game based at least in part on the at least one value.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein the sporting event comprises at least one of:

a horse race,

a dog race,

an automobile race,

a baseball game,

a basketball game,

a football game,

a soccer game,

a hockey game,

a jai alia game, and

a cricket match.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein the at least one value comprises a single value representing a combined total of a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein the at least one value comprises two values, each representing respectively a simulated roll of the first die and a simulated roll of the second die.

49. The method of claim 45, wherein the result of the bet comprises one of:

a win,

a loss, and

a push.

50. The method of claim 45, further comprising the step of displaying to the user via a client device an indication that the user'"'"'s bet has been assigned to the determined sporting event.

51. The method of claim 45, further comprising the step of determining a payout for the bet when the result of the bet on the craps game comprises a win.

52. The method of claim 45,

wherein the at least one value comprises at least one first value;

and

wherein the method further comprises the steps of;

receiving from a second user a second bet on a craps game;

assigning the second bet to the determined sporting event such that a result of the second bet on the craps game is based at least in part on the event results of the determined sporting event;

using the obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one second value; and

determining the result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one second value.

53. The method of claim 52,

wherein the at least one first value comprises a single first value representing a combined total of a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises a single second value representing a combined total of a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein the single first value is different from the single second value.

54. The method of claim 52,

wherein the at least one first value comprises two values, each representing respectively a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises two values, each representing respectively a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die;

wherein determining the result of the bet from the user comprises determining the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the first simulated roll of the first die and the first simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein determining the result of the second bet from the second user comprises determining the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the second simulated roll of the first die and the second simulated roll of the second die.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein the value representing the first simulated roll of the first die is different from the value representing the second simulated roll of the first die.

56. The method of claim 45, wherein:

using the obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value comprises using the obtained set of rules and at least one parameter associated with the bet to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value;

the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises at least one finishing position in a race; and

the at least one finishing position is selected by the user.

57. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device electronically coupled to the at least one processor and operable to store instructions;

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor operable to at least;

receive from a user a bet on a craps game;

after receiving the bet on the craps game;

determine a sporting event from a plurality of sporting events; and

assign the bet to the determined sporting event such that a result of the bet on the craps game is based at least in part on event results of the determined sporting event;

receive at least one event result of the determined sporting event;

obtain from the at least one memory device a set of rules, from a plurality of sets of rules,

wherein the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events to values that represent simulated rolls of a first die and a second die,

wherein at least a first set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a first total number of participants,

wherein at least a second set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for mapping event results of sporting events that have a second total number of participants, and

wherein the first total number of participants is different from the second total number of participants;

use the obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one value; and

determine a result of the bet on the craps game based at least in part on the at least one value.

58. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the result of the bet comprises one of:

a win,

a loss, and

a push.

59. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least:

display to the user via a client device an indication that the user'"'"'s bet has been assigned to the determined sporting event.

60. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least:

determine a payout for the bet when the result of the bet on the craps game comprises a win.

61. The apparatus of claim 57,

wherein the at least one value comprises at least one first value;

and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor further operable to at least;

receive from a second user a second bet on a craps game;

assign the second bet to the determined sporting event such that a result of the second bet on the craps game is based at least in part on the event results of the determined sporting event;

use the obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to at least one second value; and

determine the result of the second bet based at least in part on the at least one second value.

62. The apparatus of claim 61,

wherein the at least one first value comprises a single first value representing a combined total of a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises a single second value representing a combined total of a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein the single first value is different from the single second value.

63. The apparatus of claim 61,

wherein the at least one first value comprises two values, each representing respectively a first simulated roll of the first die and a first simulated roll of the second die;

wherein the at least one second value comprises two values, each representing respectively a second simulated roll of the first die and a second simulated roll of the second die;

wherein to determine the result of the bet from the user comprises to determine the result of the bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the first simulated roll of the first die and the first simulated roll of the second die; and

wherein to determine the result of the second bet from the second user comprises to determine the result of the second bet based at least in part on the two values representing respectively the second simulated roll of the first die and the second simulated roll of the second die.

64. The apparatus of claim 63, wherein the value representing the first simulated roll of the first die is different from the value representing the second simulated roll of the first die.

65. The apparatus of claim 57, wherein:

to use the, obtained set of rules to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value comprises to use the, obtained set of rules and at least one parameter associated with the bet to map the at least one event result of the sporting event to the at least one value;

the at least one parameter associated with the bet comprises at least one finishing position in a race; and

the at least one finishing position is selected by the user.