Player focused wagering system

Abstract

A system for player focused play by play wagering on live sporting events in which users identify favorite players and a wagering network offers that user player focused wagering opportunities and allow the user to build upon that wager with new player focused wagering opportunities that are based upon their previous wagering selections.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a wagering network configured to host in-play wagering on a live sporting event;   a user database comprising a plurality of user preferences; and   data identified from an action in the live sporting event wherein the system is configured to:
 provide odds for wagers on multiple potential outcomes for a single play inside of the live sporting event, 
 provide, on the wagering network, wagers on potential outcomes for a favorite player in the single play of the live sporting event, wherein the potential outcomes are identified based on the identified action in the at least one live sporting event, 
 receive, from a user, a first selection of a wager, 
 construct, based on the first selection of the wager, a tiered wager by comparing the 
   first selection of the wager to a plurality of possible wagers, retrieving, from the plurality of possible wagers, a further wagering option, based on a determination that the further wagering option overlaps the first selection of the wager, and receiving a user determination to add the further wagering option to the first selection of the wager to provide the tiered wager,
 perform polling of wagering information on a play-by-play basis, and 
 resolve a wager on a potential outcome in the play of the live sporting event upon determination of a play result. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a favorites module configured to house the user preferences.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the favorites module is populated with one or more favorite players. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more favorite players are at least one of selected by the user and edited by the user. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the favorites module is further configured to determine the one or more favorite players. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to provide, on the wagering network, additional wager options based on previous wager options by the user. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the system is further configured to, upon receiving a predetermined number of wagers on a non-favorite player, automatically add the non-favorite player as a new favorite player in the favorites module and provide, with the wagering network, additional wager options associated with the new favorite player. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the wagering network provides more wager options for the favorite player than for a non-favorite player. 
     
     
         9 . A computer implemented method comprising, executing on a processor:
 displaying a gambling game on a device;   after determining that one or more players in a live sporting event have been identified, prompting a selection of the one or more players;   displaying one or more first wager options for at least one player in an action in the live sporting event;   receiving, on the device, a first selection of a wager with first wager odds from the one or more first wager options;   constructing, based on the first selection of the wager with the first wager odds, at least second wager odds, wherein constructing the second wager odds comprises:
 upon the first selection of the wager, comparing the first selection of the wager to a plurality of possible wagers; and 
 retrieving, from the plurality of possible wagers, a further wagering option, based on a determination that the further wagering option overlaps the first selection of the wager; 
   displaying the second wager odds.   
     
     
         10 . The computer implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 displaying a sortable list of favorite players.   
     
     
         11 . The computer implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 displaying a list of favorite players organized by a sport played by the favorite player.   
     
     
         12 . The computer implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 displaying a list of favorite players organized by a number of wagers placed on each player in the list of favorite players.   
     
     
         13 . The computer implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 displaying a list of players that can be selected as favorite players.   
     
     
         14 . The computer implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 displaying results of the one or more wagers placed on the at least one favorite player for the play in the live sporting event.