System and method for event-based gaming

Abstract

A system and method provides an event-based game to a plurality of players including displaying an event, the event having an end, generating a plurality of different pools for the event, wherein each of the different pools includes a plurality of groups and each of the groups includes a plurality of participants, determining eligible participants for each of the different pools, randomly assigning one eligible participant of the plurality of participants from one of the groups to a plurality of eligible participants of the plurality of participants from another one of the groups, allowing a player to place a wager on the event, selecting one of the eligible participants from each of the different pools, printing a ticket with the selected participants, dispensing the ticket to the player, and awarding a prize based on a highest total number of points at the end of the event.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing an event-based game to a plurality of players, comprising:
 a display device configured to display the event, the event having an end;   a processor in communication with the display device, the processor configured to generate a plurality of different pools for the event, wherein each of the different pools includes a plurality of groups and each of the groups includes a plurality of participants;   a random number generator in communication with the processor, the random number generator configured to randomly assign one eligible participant of the plurality of participants from one of the groups to a plurality of eligible participants of the plurality of participants from another one of the groups; and   the processor further configured to determine eligible participants for each of the different pools, allow a player to place a wager on the event, select one of the eligible participants from each of the different pools, print a ticket with the selected participants, dispense the ticket to the player, and award a prize based on a highest total number of points at the end of the event, wherein the processor informs the player whether the player holds the highest total number of points for the event.   
     
     
         2 . A system as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the plurality of groups comprises a first group and a second group. 
     
     
         3 . A system as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the first group comprises sixteen probable participants and the second group comprises eight alternate participants. 
     
     
         4 . A system as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the participants may change every week for the event. 
     
     
         5 . A system as set forth in  claim 3  wherein if one of the probable participants from the first group does not participate another alternate participant from the second group takes the place of the one of the probable participants. 
     
     
         6 . A system as set forth in  claim 3  wherein the random number generator is further configured to randomly assign one alternate participant from the second group to two probable participants from the first group until all alternate participants have been assigned. 
     
     
         7 . A system as set forth in  claim 3  wherein the processor is further configured to select one eligible participant from the first group for each of the different pools. 
     
     
         8 . A system as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the processor is further configured to print names of the selected participants from the first group for each of the different pools on the ticket. 
     
     
         9 . A method for providing an event-based game to a plurality of players, the method comprising the steps of:
 displaying an event on a display device, the event having an end;   generating, by a processor, a plurality of different pools for the event, wherein each of the different pools includes a plurality of groups and each of the groups includes a plurality of participants;   determining, by the processor, eligible participants for each of the different pools;   randomly assigning, by a random number generator, one eligible participant of the plurality of participants from one of the groups to a plurality of eligible participants of the plurality of participants from another one of the groups;   allowing, by a computing device, a player to place a wager on the event;   selecting, by the processor, one of the eligible participants from each of the different pools, printing a ticket with the selected participants, and dispensing the ticket to the player; and   awarding a prize based on a highest total number of points at the end of the event, wherein the processor informs the player whether the player holds the highest total number of points for the event.   
     
     
         10 . A method as set forth in  claim 9  wherein the plurality of groups comprises a first group and a second group. 
     
     
         11 . A method as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the first group comprises sixteen probable participants and the second group comprises eight alternate participants. 
     
     
         12 . A method as set forth in  claim 10  wherein the participants may change every week for the event. 
     
     
         13 . A method as set forth in  claim 11  wherein if one of the probable participants from the first group does not participate another alternate participant from the second group takes the place of the one of the participants. 
     
     
         14 . A method as set forth in  claim 11  including the step of randomly assigning, by the random number generator, one alternate participant from the second group to two probable participants from the first group until all alternate participants have been assigned. 
     
     
         15 . A method as set forth in  claim 11  including the step of selecting one eligible participant from the first group for each of the different pools. 
     
     
         16 . A method as set forth in  claim 10  including the step of printing names of the selected participants from the first group for each of the different pools on the ticket. 
     
     
         17 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having computer executable instructions embodied thereon, where when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
 display on display device the event, the event having an end;   generate, a plurality of different pools for the event, wherein each of the different pools includes a plurality of groups and each of the groups includes a plurality of participants;   randomly assign, by a random number generator, one eligible participant of the plurality of participants from one of the groups to a plurality of eligible participants of the plurality of participants from another one of the groups;   determine eligible participants for each of the different pools,   allow a player to place a wager on the event;   select one of the eligible participants from each of the different pools;   print a ticket with the selected participants;   dispense the ticket to the player, and   award a prize based on a highest total number of points at the end of the event, wherein the processor informs the player whether the player holds the highest total number of points for the event.   
     
     
         18 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media as set forth in  claim 17  wherein the computer executable instructions cause the processor to generate a first group and a second group for each of the different pools. 
     
     
         19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media as set forth in  claim 18  wherein the computer executable instructions cause the processor to select one eligible participant from the first group for each of the different pools. 
     
     
         20 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media as set forth in  claim 19  wherein the computer executable instructions cause the processor to print names of the selected participants from the first group for each of the different pools on the ticket.