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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110306409 | ENHANCED PARIMUTUEL PLATFORM FOR WAGERING An enhanced parimutuel platform allows for the combination of multiple and single event wagers within a single pool, while maintaining payouts for the single event wagers that are independent of the multiple events. The enhanced parimutuel platform also allows for unifo... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110256925 | Detection of Improper Bets in Real-Time Wagering Systems Methods, systems, and software for accepting bets on contests, such as sporting events, with wagering terms that change in real-time with the progress of the contests are disclosed. The disclosed methods, systems, and software may include security features that check th... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110053684 | PARI-MUTUEL GAME The present invention is directed to a pari-mutuel contest in general and a pari-mutuel contest which requires participants to place wagers on a grouping of contestants which have been segregated into subsets from a field of contestants. The segregation is based on a pr... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100184502 | CASHLESS COMPUTERIZED VIDEO GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for operating one or more games for a plurality of players including identifying at least two players participating in a selected one of the games at the expiration of a predetermined time period, and establishing a wager pool corresponding to a tota... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100144428 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLACING A WAGER ON A PARI-MULTUEL EVENT A method and system is provided to permit placing a wager on a pari-mutuel event in which expert handicapper's prognoses are displayed to a player to permit them to formulate either simple or complicated exotic wagers, and to be able to aggregate a wager with those of o... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20090291730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARIMUTUEL WAGERING ON OUTCOMES A method for determining an award for at least one winner includes establishing at least a first outcome predicated on a common output produced by a plurality of entities working in conjunction, and establishing at least three scenarios associated with the first outcome... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20080254876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ODDS-BASED SPORTS WAGERING The present invention can provide a system and method for sports wagering and entertainment. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention can include a method for odds-based sports wagering, the method comprising: receiving, from a bettor, a selection of at least ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080248868 | Trading system and method using a virtual pari-mutuel pool A system and method for trading using a virtual pari-mutuel pool (VPP) to determine returns of investment for an investments in the outcome (or combination of outcomes) for a particular event. In an illustrative implementation, a electronic virtual pari-mutuel pool (VPP... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080113781 | Systems, methods and articles to enhance play at gaming tables with bonuses Table games are enhanced by awarding chances at a bonus. The changes may be awarded based on one or more factors, for example amount wagered, time spent wagering, average wager, and/or skill level. Bonus related information may be provided to the players as a group, or ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080076544 | Fixed-Odds/Pari-Mutuel Racing Product The present invention relates to a wagering system that satisfies pari-mutuel regulations while offering patrons fixed-odds at the time the wager is made. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of providing a fixed-odds pari-mutuel wagering sys... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070293310 | Fixed-odds/pari-mutuel racing product A computer system for providing fixed-odds pari-mutuel wagering for wagering on entries in a race including: at least one processor; and a computer-readable memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, with instructions capable of performing steps compris... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070197281 | Methods And Systems For Conducting Pari-Mutuel Wagers Methods and systems of conducting wagers, such as pari-mutuel wagers. In one exemplary embodiment an event, such as a horse race, dog race, a combination of races, etc., is identified for which a plurality of bettors may each place at least one wager. Preferably, the ra... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070135200 | Betting race game A method to play a race game determined by multiple rounds of random numbers. The game allows any player anytime to start an individual race For each racer (12) on the race course (10) there is one variable finish line (11) to be selected by the pla... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070102877 | Apparatus and methodology for sports square wagering One possible embodiment of the invention could substantially be a system and methodology for a pari-mutuel form of sports square wagering, which may utilize a wager format and a wager processing center. The wagering format, having paper and electronic forms, could be us... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070087825 | Pari-mutuel wagering system A pari-mutuel system, and more particularly, a pari-mutuel system relating to a real time virtual horse racing game wherein the outcome of such race is determined by a random number generator such that each competitor of the race has a statistically equal chance of winn... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070060322 | Method of pari-mutuel wagering in real time The present invention is directed to a method of wagering on live horse and dog races or jai alai games, or similar games or races or similar games or races that allow for pari-mutuel wagering on multiple players or runners in real time. The method of wagering includes ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070026940 | Gaming method A gaming method is provided in which for X number of consecutive events, a subset of Y consecutive events making up an event set is determined. From said X number of consecutive events a series of overlapping consecutive event sets is prepared, each event set having Y c... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026939 | System and method for conducting a jackpot race event A system for wagering on a jackpot race event, comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a qualifying bet associated with a customer and comprising a first bet component and a second bet component. The first bet component is associated with a first qualifyin... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060287094 | Methods and systems for betting with pari-mutuel payouts A server for facilitating real-time betting, wherein the server communicates with clients via a distributed computing network. The server includes a memory storing an operating system, an instruction set, event data related to a sporting event, gambler data related to g... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060252520 | Pari-mutuel wagering on large entrant pools system and method A system and method to provide pari-mutuel wagering on contests having large numbers of entrants. A series of wagering events are provided in the system. Each wagering event is configured to display a particular contest, for example: a poker playing tournament, a billia... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060178209 | Electronic gaming using speech-recognition In an exemplary embodiment, a system for parimutuel gaming includes a tote system, a gateway, and at least one voice recognition unit and video or visual-graphic server. Each voice recognition unit is communicatably connected to a public telephone network capable of dis... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060009281 | Wagering system with hub and automated wagering site selection A wagering system comprises a race providing system facilitating wagering on race events and providing information regarding the race events, and at least one wagering terminal in communication with the race providing system. The at least one wagering terminal includes ... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050227759 | Lottery game with pari-mutuel payout A multi-group lotto game which allows for groups having differing payout structures and prize percentages. A first group has a pari-mutuel payout structure providing variable prize levels and a fixed cyclical prize percentage and a second group has a fixed prize level a... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050227760 | Systems and methods for accessing, manipulating and using funds associated with pari-mutuel wagering Methods of pari-mutuel wagering are disclosed. One method utilizes a credit instrument associated with an account set up by a patron at a pari-mutuel gaming establishment, such as a horse or dog racing track. The credit instrument may be used to place wagers at a gaming... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050227758 | Football money machine/ baseball money machine/ hockey money machine/ basketball money machine This is a game which can be used for legal sports book involving football, basketball, baseball and hockey. The game is designed to apply pari-mutuel wagering to a single sporting event involving the aforementioned sports. Pari-mutuel has been traditionally used in hors... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050181868 | Methods and systems for presenting pari-mutuel betting options and constructing wagers Methods and systems of pari-mutuel wagering are disclosed to facilitate the wager construction process. In one method, patrons or tellers select a graphic area on a display element to place runners in a position of a pari-mutuel wager. In another method, a patron or tel... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050181869 | Pari-mutuel sports wagering system This invention relates to sports and event wagering, particularly to a new sport and event wagering game and system. This game and supporting system allows pari-mutuel wagering with respect to new areas other than horse or dog racing, which will expand the sports wageri... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050170886 | System and method for managing select five horseracing bets A method for managing horseracing bets is provided. The method includes receiving one or more bets. Each bet comprises a selection of five horse races selected from a plurality of horse races scheduled to be run at a track in a day, a selection of a respective horse for... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050124409 | Method and system for viewing images of a pari-mutuel gaming activity The invention relates generally to the field of gaming and, more particularly, to pari-mutuel gaming activities and pari-mutuel gaming systems. In one embodiment, a method of conducting a pari-mutuel gaming activity includes providing a patron an opportunity to view an ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050124410 | Methods and systems for conducting pari-mutuel wagers The present invention contemplates methods and systems of conducting wagers, such as pari-mutuel wagers. In one exemplary embodiment an event, such as a horse race, dog race, a combination of races, etc., is identified for which a plurality of bettors may each place at ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050124408 | Systems and methods for accessing, manipulating and using funds associated with pari-mutuel wagering Methods of pari-mutuel wagering are disclosed. One method utilizes a house card associated with an account set up by a patron at a pari-mutuel gaming establishment, such as a horse or dog racing track. The house card may be used to place wagers at a gaming terminal and,... | 06/09/2005 |
