Web based methods and apparatus for parimutual historical gaming
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1. A system for parimutuel wagering on actual past events, said system comprising:
- a video server comprising a database having video images of the actual past events stored therein;
a game terminal including a display; and
a game server in communication with said game terminal and said video server, said game server programmed to;
facilitate pari-mutuel wagering on an actual past event stored in the database;
provide a seed pool associated with the pari-mutuel wagering, the seed pool including an award amount total from which winnings of the parimutuel wagering are provided;
identify a first threshold value associated with the award amount total;
determine that the award amount total is below the first threshold value; and
automatically add additional award funds to the award amount total based at least in part on determining that the award amount total is below the first threshold value.
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Abstract
A system for parimutuel wagering on actual past events includes, in one embodiment, a video server including a database having video images of gaming events stored therein, a game server including a computer system configured to facilitate pari-mutuel wagering on actual past events and to permit a player to select a percentage weight for each of a plurality of handicapping factors, and a plurality of terminals. The video server and plurality of terminals are communicatably coupled to the game server.
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1. A system for parimutuel wagering on actual past events, said system comprising:
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a video server comprising a database having video images of the actual past events stored therein; a game terminal including a display; and a game server in communication with said game terminal and said video server, said game server programmed to; facilitate pari-mutuel wagering on an actual past event stored in the database; provide a seed pool associated with the pari-mutuel wagering, the seed pool including an award amount total from which winnings of the parimutuel wagering are provided; identify a first threshold value associated with the award amount total; determine that the award amount total is below the first threshold value; and automatically add additional award funds to the award amount total based at least in part on determining that the award amount total is below the first threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for pari-mutuel wagering on actual past events, said method comprising:
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facilitating, by a game server, pari-mutuel wagering on an actual past event stored in a database; providing, by the game server, a seed pool associated with the pari-mutuel wagering, the seed pool including an award amount total from which winnings of the pari-mutuel wagering are provided; identifying, by the game server, a first threshold value associated with the award amount total; determining, by the game server, that the award amount total is below the first threshold value; and automatically adding, by the game server, additional award funds to the award funds total based at least in part on determining that the award amount total is below the first threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Computer-readable non-transitory storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
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gain access to a database of actual past events on a video server to facilitate pari-mutuel via game terminal, on an actual past event stored in the database; provide a seed pool associated with the pari-mutuel wagering, the seed pool including an award amount total from which winnings of the pari-mutuel wagering are provided; identify a first threshold value associated with the award amount total; determine that the award amount total is below the first threshold value; and automatically add additional award funds to the award funds total based at least in part on determining that the award amount total is below the first threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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