Side pool interleaved wagering system

Abstract

An electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering is disclosed. The system includes a interactive controller constructed to: receive an indication to participate in a competition with one or more other users; communicate application telemetry associated with the interactive application. The system also includes a wager controller operatively connected to the application controller, the wager controller constructed to: receive a wager request; communicate funds for a side pool; generate a wager outcome; communicate the wager outcome; and receive funds from the side pool when the user is a winner of the competition. The system also includes the application controller operatively connecting the mobile to the wager controller by a network, the application controller constructed to: communicate a wager request based on received application telemetry; and communicate application resources based on received wager outcome.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering, comprising:
 an interactive controller constructed to:
 provide an interactive application; 
 generate a graphical display of the interactive application; 
 receive, from a user, an indication to participate in a competition with one or more other users, wherein the competition is associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller; 
 distribute, to an application controller, a user interaction within the interactive application detected by the interactive controller; and 
 generate a graphical status display for a side pool competition within the interactive application; 
   a wager controller operatively connected to the application controller, the wager controller constructed to:
 receive, from the application controller, a wager request; 
 distribute, to a side pool controller, funds for a side pool; 
 generate a wager outcome based on the wager request using a random number generator; 
 communicate, to the application controller, the wager outcome; and 
 receive, from the side pool controller, funds from the side pool when the user is a winner of the competition; and 
   the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller to the wager controller, the application controller constructed to:
 receive, from the interactive controller, the user interaction; 
 distribute, to the wager controller, the wager request based on the received user interaction; 
 receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome; 
 receive, from the side pool controller, the status of the side pool competition; and 
 distribute, to the interactive controller, the status of the side pool competition. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 , wherein the application controller is operatively connected by a network to the wager controller. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 , wherein an amount of the funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by the user and the one or more users in the competition. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 , wherein an amount of funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by an operator of the competition. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 , wherein the funds for the side pool, distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller, are communicated before generating the wager outcome. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 , wherein the funds for the side pool are distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller when the wager outcome is successful, and the funds for the side pool are distributed after generating the wager outcome. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the application controller is further constructed to:
 distribute, to a tournament controller, tournament information comprising the received user interaction; and 
 receive, from the tournament controller, upon conclusion of the competition, competition results, and 
   wherein the tournament controller is constructed to:
 receive, from the interactive controller, the tournament information; 
 determine a winner of the competition based on the received tournament information; and 
 distribute, to the application controller, competition results, including the winner of the competition. 
   
     
     
         8 . The electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the tournament controller is further constructed to receive, from one or more interactive controllers associated with the one or more other users in the competition, tournament information associated with the one or more other users, and   wherein the determination of the winner of the competition is further based on the received tournament information associated with the one or more other users.