Systems, methods and gaming machines having logic based on sporting events

Abstract

A gaming machine for providing a prize value, comprising: a start button for initiating at the gaming machine an activation event comprising a wagering value; and an event detection module for receiving sporting event outcomes within a data stream from multiple random sporting event sources (REG 1, REG 2, REG 3, . . . REG N), the sporting events being associated with a respective time stamp, and for detecting of sporting event outcomes occurring within a predefined time interval; a payback percentage calculation module for calculating a current payback percentage and/or current volatility based on prize values that are associated with the respective detected sporting event outcomes of the number of sporting event outcomes occurring within the predefined time interval; and an event selector for selecting, depending on the current payback percentage and/or current volatility, from the event sources (REG 1, REG 2, REG 3, . . . REG N) the specific event that is best fitting to achieve a desired payback percentage and/or desired volatility, which specific event then is provided as prize value of the gaming machine.

1 . A gaming machine for providing a prize value, comprising:
 a start button for initiating at the gaming machine an activation event;   an event detection module for receiving sporting event outcomes within a data stream from multiple random sporting event sources, the sporting events being associated with a respective time stamp, and for detecting of sporting event outcomes occurring within a predefined time interval;   a payback percentage calculation module for calculating a current payback percentage and/or current volatility based on prize values that are associated with the respective detected sporting event outcomes of the number of sporting event outcomes occurring within the predefined time interval; and   an event selector for selecting, depending on the current payback percentage and/or current volatility, from the event sources the specific event that is best fitting to achieve a desired payback percentage and/or desired volatility, which specific event then is provided as prize value of the gaming machine.   
     
     
         2 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the event selector may be designed to alternate between approximation for payback percentage or volatility. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the event selector may be designed to approximate both payback percentage and volatility simultaneously. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting event outcome is detected by receiving a presorted series of detected sporting event outcomes. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the detecting the number of sporting event outcomes occurring within a predefined time interval the time interval is a specified single time. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a spin control adapted for retrieving pay table symbols corresponding to the detected sporting event outcomes; and   displaying the pay table symbols on a display of the gaming machine as one or more reel strips.   
     
     
         7 . The gaming machine of  claim 6 , wherein the reel strips are displayed as simulated rotating reel strips from occurrence of the activation event until the event selector provides a specific selected event. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising calculating a prize payout based on the prize value and a wagering value provided with the activation event. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the data stream comprises events in a queue, particularly a FIFO queue, where Java Script Object Notation is used to store data event objects in the queue. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming machine of  claim 9 , wherein the events have a structure that list the sporting event as a key with a value of the date of the game, the teams playing the game, and what type of sport it is, and each event and/or event update may be associated with a respective time stamp. 
     
     
         11 . A gaming system, comprising:
 a gaming machine for providing a prize value including a start button for initiating at the gaming machine an activation event;   the gaming machine includes an event detection module for receiving sporting event outcomes within a data stream from multiple random sporting event sources, the sporting events being associated with a respective time stamp, and for detecting of sporting event outcomes occurring within a predefined time interval;   the gaming machine includes a payback percentage calculation module for calculating a current payback percentage and/or current volatility based on prize values that are associated with the respective detected sporting event outcomes of the number of sporting event outcomes occurring within the predefined time interval;   the gaming machine includes an event selector for selecting, depending on the current payback percentage and/or current volatility, from the event sources the specific event that is best fitting to achieve a desired payback percentage and/or desired volatility, which specific event then is provided as prize value of the gaming machine; and   the gaming system further includes a sporting event monitoring server adapted for receiving data from sporting events and operable to determine and define a plurality of sporting event outcomes occurring during one or more sporting events and determine a probable occurrence of each sporting event outcome based on an analysis of previously completed sporting events and to assign a prize value to each defined sporting event outcome based on the calculated probable occurrence, the defined sporting event outcome and assigned prize value being provided to the gaming machine.   
     
     
         12 . A gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein determining a probable occurrence of the respective sporting event outcome in previously completed sporting events is based on a big data analysis based on historical sporting event data. 
     
     
         13 . A gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein sporting event outcomes having a greater probable occurrence are assigned a lower prize value and sporting event outcome having a low probable occurrence are assigned a higher prize value. 
     
     
         14 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein the event selector may be designed to alternate between approximation for payback percentage or volatility. 
     
     
         15 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein the event selector may be designed to approximate both payback percentage and volatility simultaneously. 
     
     
         16 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein the sporting event outcome is detected by receiving a presorted series of detected sporting event outcomes. 
     
     
         17 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , wherein the detecting the number of sporting event outcomes occurring within a predefined time interval the time interval is a specified single time. 
     
     
         18 . The gaming system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a spin control adapted for retrieving pay table symbols corresponding to the detected sporting event outcomes; and   displaying the pay table symbols on a display of the gaming machine as one or more reel strips.   
     
     
         19 . The gaming machine of  claim 18 , wherein the reel strips are displayed as simulated rotating reel strips from occurrence of the activation event until the event selector provides a specific selected event. 
     
     
         20 . The gaming system of  claim 19 , further comprising calculating a prize payout based on the prize value and a wagering value provided with the activation event.