Product and processes for point gaming derivatives

Abstract

Methods of tracking points among participants in various wagers. An indication of a wager may be received, including point distributions, participants, an event, etc. An indication of an outcome of the wager may be received. Points may be allocated among participants in accordance with a desired point distribution based on the outcome of the wager. An indication of a point adjustment may be received, and points may be adjusted accordingly. The point adjustment may be associated with an external exchange between participants in a wager. Other embodiments are disclosed.

1 . A method comprising:
 determining, by a computer system, an allocation of points among a plurality of participants;   receiving, by the computer system, an indication of a wager based on an outcome of an event, the wager including an amount of points wagered, and at least two participants of the plurality of participants;   based, at least in part, on the outcome, allocating, by a processor of the computer system, at least a portion of the amount of points wagered between the at least two participants;   receiving, by the computer system, at least one indication of a point adjustment from at least one of the at least two participants; and   adjusting, by the processor, points allocated to at least one of the at least two participants based, at least in part, on the point adjustment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , in which the event includes a competition between two individuals, in which at least one of the two individuals does not include the at least two participants. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , in which the outcome is based at least in part on the allocation of points among the plurality of participants. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , in which the outcome is based on a comparison of points allocated to a second at least two of the plurality of participants. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , in which the comparison occurs after at least one at least one second event that affects the allocation of points among the plurality of participants, in which at least one of the second at least two of the plurality of participants submitted a wager based on the at least one second event. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , in which the outcome of the event is derived from the allocation of points. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing an indication of the allocation of points. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication of a plurality of wagers, each wager based on a respective outcome of a respective event involving a second at least two of the plurality of participants, and adjusting the allocation of points based on the outcomes of the wagers. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , in which the outcome of the event is based on the adjusted allocation of points based on the plurality of wagers. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , in which the outcome of the event is based on a comparison of points allocated to the second at least two participants of the plurality of participants within a period of time. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , in which the indication of the wager includes an indication of the period of time. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , in which the outcome of the event is based on a comparison of points allocated to the second at least two participants of the plurality of participants. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  in which the indication of the wager includes an indication of the plurality of wagers. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus comprising at least one machine readable medium, the at least one machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of machine instructions, the plurality of machine instructions together being able to control at least one computer system to perform a method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a processor configured to execute the instructions.