Method for playing casino-style games of chance with pari-mutuel race outcomes

Abstract

A method of playing a game of chance by mapping pari-mutuel racing event results to a die or a playing card value to represent a roll of a pair of dice or to represent a dealt hand for a player in games of chance is presented. Wagers are made based on the predicted outcome of the pari-mutuel racing event. Players may select either a house or a player pool from which to wager. The die or player card value is assigned based on the order of outcome of participants in the pari-mutuel event. A pool of wagers for either the player or the house is divided amongst the players who selected the winning pool. Games for chance could craps, backgammon or any number of card games, such as Blackjack or poker, or any other suitable games of chance.

1 . A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
 mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a die value;   wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a predicted sum of two die values;   assigning the sum of two die values according the die values mapped to the participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event first and participant who finished the pari-mutuel racing event second; and   dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players who wagered a winning wager in the game of chance.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the die value mapped to the participant is based on the order of the participants in the pari-mutuel racing event. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein wagering the wager in the game of chance further comprising:
 selecting a player pool from which to wager.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein wagering the wager in the game of chance further comprising:
 selecting a house pool from which to wager.   
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the game of chance is craps. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the game of chance is backgammon. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 repeating the die values after the sixth participant.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 multiplying the first place finisher by two when the last participant finishes second and when there are less than twelve participants.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 handicapping the predicted sum of two die values based on the odds of the pari-mutuel racing event.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 rearranging the die value assignments based on the odds of a participant winning.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 making available the die assignment for each participant prior to the start of the pari-mutuel racing event.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 assigning the odds of a particular wager of the game of chance based on the odds assigned to the participants.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 updating the assignment of the odds of a particular wager of the game of chance based on the odds assigned to the participants up to the start of the pari-mutuel racing event.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 carrying over the pool of wagers.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 using pari-mutuel racing events results from remote sites, local sites or combinations thereof.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 using pari-mutuel racing events results from randomly selected historic pari-mutuel racing events.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying the results of both the pari-mutuel racing event and the mapped die values simultaneously on an output device.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 assigned a color to the displayed die values based on a color attributed to the participant to which the die value was assigned.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein displaying the results on the output device from a local location, a remote location or a combination of locations thereof. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 playing back the results of both the pari-mutuel racing event and the mapped die values simultaneously on an output device.   
   
   
       21 . A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
 mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a playing card value;   wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a hand of playing card values;   assigning the hand of playing cards according the playing card values mapped to the first participant finisher and second participant finisher in the pari-mutuel racing event; and   dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players with winning hands of playing cards.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the game of chance is blackjack. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the game of chance is poker. 
   
   
       24 . A method of playing a game of chance, the method comprising:
 mapping participants in a pari-mutuel racing event to a die value based on the odds assigned to the participant;   wagering a wager in the game of chance based on a predicted sum of two die values;   selecting a pool from which to wager;   assigning the sum of two die values according the die values mapped to the first participant finisher and second participant finisher in the pari-mutuel racing event; and   dividing a pool of wagers amongst the players who wagered a winning wager.