System and method for providing secondary gaming

Abstract

A system and method for providing secondary gaming for fantasy sports to provide more interactive, robust and comprehensive fantasy sports gaming. A secondary game involves one or more fantasy sports players, one or more statistics to measure fantasy performance of the players, one or more time period in which to evaluate the fantasy player, and a game value amount, which is the consideration contested in the fantasy game. Accordingly, Users may place wagers on the expected performance of fantasy players or teams in a fantasy league regardless of whether the party is a participant in the league. The system may be functionally connected to the league software manager to provide real-time registration, submission, monitoring, and submission of second games.

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         18 . A computer-implemented method of providing a fantasy sports game, the method comprising:
 establishing an electronic communications connection between a network server and an account server holding an account for each of at least a first participant and a second participant;   providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on a client device, the GUI configured for entering parameters defining the fantasy sports game;   receiving, on the network server, from the client device, the parameters defining the fantasy sports game, wherein the parameters comprise:
 a conversion criteria relating one or more statistics based on a performance of sports players to fantasy points; 
 a time period in which the fantasy sports game is played; 
 a first selected sports player or players assigned to the first participant and a second selected sports player or players assigned to the second participant, wherein the first selected sports player or players and the second selected sports player or players are mutually exclusive, and wherein accrual of the fantasy points is based on the performance of the first selected player or players and the second selected player or players in one or more real-life sports events during the time period; and 
 a value of consideration placed between the first and second participants for the fantasy sports game; 
   establishing access to an electronic data feed of real-life sports data, the electronic data feed providing, to the network server, statistics related to the performance of each of the first selected player or players and the second selected player or players in the one or more real-life sports events during the time period;   using a processor of the network server to determine, using the conversion criteria and the statistics provided by the electronic data feed, fantasy points for each of the first and second participants and a winner and a loser of the fantasy sports game as between the first and second participants, based on a comparison of the fantasy points, wherein the winner has more fantasy points than the loser over the time period;   generating an electronic alert for transmission to the client device, the electronic alert indicating the determined winner and loser; and   automatically reconciling the value of consideration by electronically communicating with the account server to electronically transfer the value of consideration between the loser and the winner.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the electronic data feed provides the statistics to the network server in substantially real-time. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the fantasy sports game is between two participants. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein each of the first selected sports player or players and the second selected sports player or players has a corresponding position designation, and wherein selection of the first selected sports player or players and the second selected sports player or players is without regard to a position requirement. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the time period is one week. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the time period is one day. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the time period covers one real-life game for the first selected sports player or players and the second selected sports player or players. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the client device is a client device of a first participant and wherein the GUI is a first GUI, the method further comprising:
 transmitting the parameters received from the client device of the first participant to a client device of the second participant;   providing a second GUI on the client device of the second participant, the second GUI configured for entering acceptance of the parameters by the second participant;   receiving, at the network server, confirmation from the client device of the second participant regarding the parameters;   registering, on the network server, the fantasy sports game upon receipt of the confirmation from the second participant; and   initiating the electronic data feed.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the client device is a client device of a first participant and wherein the GUI is a first GUI, the method further comprising:
 transmitting the parameters on the network server to a client device of the second participant;   providing a second GUI on the client device of the second participant, the second GUI configured for entering amendments to the parameters by the second participant;   receiving on the network server a modification to the parameters from the client device of the second participant;   transmitting the modified parameters to the client device of the first participant;   providing a third GUI on the client device of the first participant, the third GUI configured for entering acceptance of the modified parameters;   receiving, at the network server, from the client device of the first participant, acceptance of the modified parameters;   registering, on the network server, the fantasy sports game upon receipt of the acceptance of the modified parameters; and   initiating the data feed.   
     
     
         27 . A fantasy sports game system, comprising:
 at least one a network server;   a graphical user interface accessible through one or more client devices allowing input to the network server and configured to communicate with the network server;   an account server integrated with the network server, the account server having an account for each of two or more participants;   a data feed functionally integrated with the network server, the data feed providing measurement data;   an electronic game provided through the graphical user interface, the electronic game having a capacity for the two or more participants, each participant having access to the game through the one or more client devices and competing for a mutually exclusive outcome based on a performance of one or more sports players assigned to each participant, wherein each sports player is mutually exclusive to a participant, a winner participant characterized by the one or more sports players assigned to the winner participant having a higher statistical performance among sports players assigned to the two or more participants during a predetermined time period, the game comprising:
 sports players assigned to each participant, sports players correspond to real-life players in one or more sports, assignment of the one or more sports players to each participant is not limited by a requirement to meet a player position requirement, and wherein the statistical performance of each of the one or more sports players during the time period is accrued towards the mutually exclusive outcome; 
 measurement data received by the network server from the data feed, the measurement data relating to the statistical performance of each of the one or more fantasy players; 
 a conversion factor to transform the measurement data to a fantasy value by applying the conversion factor to the measurement data, the fantasy value calculated by the network server for each sports player; 
 a consideration value placed at risk based on an outcome of the game; 
 an aggregated fantasy value for each sports player assigned to each participant; and 
 a determination of a winner participant by the network server based on comparison of such aggregated fantasy values; 
   an alert component related to the determination of the winner participant, wherein such alert component informs the two or more participants of the winner participant and a loser participant; and   an account module in communication with the account server and network server, the account module configured to automatically reconcile the consideration value by providing instructions to transfer the value to an account of the winner from an account of the loser.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the one or more sports is selected from a group consisting of basketball, baseball, football, and hockey. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the sport is football and wherein each of the one or more sports players assigned to each participant is associated with a different player position. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the time period is a day. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the time period is selectable by the two or more participants. 
     
     
         32 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
 provide an electronic fantasy sports game through a first graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first GUI presents a fantasy game having:
 a consideration value; 
 and having two or more gaming options, each gaming option having one or more sports players assigned to such option, the assignment of the one or more sports players to such option being unrestricted by player positions; and 
 an outcome determinable from a plurality of mutually exclusive outcomes, the outcome including an identification of a winning gaming option from among the two or more gaming options after expiration of a predetermined time period, wherein identification of the winning gaming option is based on an aggregate statistical performance of the one or more sports players accrued during the time period, a statistical performance of each of the one or more sports players assigned to each option is measurable and convertable to a fantasy point value, and wherein the winning gaming option has the greatest aggregate fantasy point value from among the two or more gaming options;
 receive a selection of one gaming option; 
 provide a second GUI that identifies the selected gaming option; 
 in response to the selection of the gaming option, assign the consideration value to the selected gaming option, wherein the consideration value is linked to one of the mutually exclusive outcomes such that consideration value is enhanced if the selected gaming option is the winning gaming option; 
 determine, on a computer system and from an electronic data feed, a fantasy point value based on a conversion factor for the statistical performance for each sports player; 
 determine, on the computer system, an aggregate fantasy point value for a player assigned to the selected gaming option; and 
 fantasy point value, the winner participant being associated with selection of the winning gaming option; and 
 automatically reconcile the selected value of consideration value to the winner participant from the loser participant. 
 
   
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein each of the two or more gaming options has odds and the consideration value corresponds to such odds. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the time period is one week. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the time period is one day. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 32 , further causing the at least one processor to:
 provide a third GUI to undo the selection of a gaming option before any sports player accrues a statistical performance in the time period.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the one or more sports players are associated with basketball, football, baseball, soccer, hockey or golf.