System and method for mapping results from sporting events to game inputs

Abstract

A method of mapping sporting event results to inputs for a game is provided. One or more event results of a particular sporting event having a particular number of participants are received, and a set of rules is selected from a plurality of sets of rules based on the particular number of participants in the particular sporting event. For each of a plurality of bets, one or more inputs for a game are determined by applying the selected set of rules to the received one or more event results of the particular sporting event. The result of the game is then determined for each of the plurality of bets based at least on the one or more determined inputs for that bet.

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         2 . A method of facilitating game events over a communication network between a server and interfaces of computing devices, the method comprising:
 controlling, by at least one processor of the server:   receiving at least: (i) from a first computing device of a first user, a first bet on a first game and a first wager amount on the first game and (ii) from a second computing device of a second user, a second bet on a second game and a second wager amount on the second game, the second game being different from the first game;   in response to detection of selection of a user option for payment from a payment acceptor interface, enabling receiving, from the payment acceptor interface, data representing payment associated with the first and second wager amounts;   maintaining at the server a given payment received at the server, while preventing transfer of the given payment to a location associated with a sporting event external to the server;   assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event, wherein the sporting event has an associated pari-mutuel wager pool, and wherein assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event includes including the first wager amount and the second wager amount in the pari-mutuel pool;   receiving, over a communication network, event results of the sporting event as the sporting event progresses;   causing to display, over the communication network, a graphical user interface to allow a user selection of an option for real time information regarding status of the sporting event associated with the first and second bets;   in response to detection of selection of the option for real time information regarding the status of the sporting event, causing, over the communication network, an interface on at least one of the first computing device or the second computing device to indicate live data of progress of the sporting event based on the event results;   for each of the first bet and second bet, determining a result of the respective first game and second game based at least in part on the event results of the sporting event; and   for each of the first bet and second bet where the result of the respective first game and second game comprises a win, determining a distribution of at least a portion of the pari-mutuel pool.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 ,
 wherein determining the distribution for each of the first bet and second bet where the result of the respective first game and second game comprises a win comprises:
 determining a total wager amount by summing wager amounts of winning bets of a plurality of bets including the first and second wager amounts; 
 for the first bet, determining a first proportion, wherein the first proportion comprises the first wager amount divided by the total wager amount, and wherein the distribution for the first bet comprises the first proportion times a portion of the pari-mutuel pool; and 
 for the second bet, determining a second proportion, wherein the second proportion comprises the second wager amount divided by the total wager amount and wherein the distribution for the second bet comprises the second proportion times the portion of the pari-mutuel pool. 
   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein each of the first game and second game comprises one of craps; blackjack; roulette; slots; keno; baccarat; war; money wheel; and poker. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the sporting event has a number of participants and a plurality of finishing positions;   each of the participants in the sporting event has a numerical identifier; and   the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising controlling, by the at least one processor, assigning each of the first bet and second bet to the sporting event based at least in part on a time that each of the first bet and second bet is placed. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising controlling, by the at least one processor, determining one or more inputs for each of the first game and second game for each of the respective first bet and second bet by applying a set of rules to the event results of the sporting event and to one or more bet parameters associated with the respective bet. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more respective bet parameters associated with the first bet and second bet are selected by the user who placed the respective bet. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more respective bet parameters associated with the first bet and second bet are determined randomly. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the sporting event has a number of participants and a plurality of finishing positions;   each of the participants in the sporting event has a numerical identifier;   the one or more respective bet parameters associated with each of the first bet and second bet comprises an indication of one or more finishing positions in the sporting event;   the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of the finishing positions in the sporting event; and   determining the one or more inputs for each of the first game and second game for each of the respective first bet and second bet comprises determining based on the event results the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with the respective bet.   
     
     
         12 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor of a server, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control;   receiving at least: (i) from a first computing device of a first user, a first bet on a first game and a first wager amount on the first game and (ii) from a second computing device of a second user, a second bet on a second game and a second wager amount on the second game, the second game being different from the first game;   in response to detection of selection of a user option for payment from a payment acceptor interface, enabling receiving, from the payment acceptor interface, data representing payment associated with the first and second wager amounts;   maintaining at the server a given payment received at the server, while preventing transfer of the given payment to a location associated with a sporting event external to the server;   assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event, wherein the sporting event has an associated pari-mutuel wager pool, and wherein assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event includes including the first wager amount and the second wager amount in the pari-mutuel pool;   receiving, over a communication network, event results of the sporting event as the sporting event progresses;   causing to display, over the communication network, a graphical user interface to allow a user selection of an option for real time information regarding status of the sporting event associated with the first and second bets;   in response to detection of selection of the option for real time information regarding the status of the sporting event, causing, over the communication network, an interface on at least one of the first computing device or the second computing device to indicate live data of progress of the sporting event based on the event results;   for each of the first bet and second bet, determining a result of the respective first game and second game based at least in part on the event results of the sporting event; and   for each of the first bet and second bet where the result of the respective first game and second game comprises a win, determining by at least one processor of an interface of the computing server a distribution of at least a portion of the pari-mutuel pool.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first game and second game comprises one of: craps; blackjack; roulette; slots; keno; baccarat; and poker. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the sporting event has a number of participants each with a numerical identifier; and   the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more of finishing positions.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the sporting event is one of a plurality of sporting events having various numbers of participants. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control assigning each of the first bet and second bet to the sporting event based at least in part on a time that each of the first bet and second bet is placed. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control determining one or more inputs for each of the first game and second game for each of the respective first bet and second bet by applying a respective set of rules to the event results of the sporting event and one or more bet parameters associated with the respective bet. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more respective bet parameters associated with the first bet and second bet are selected by the user who placed the respective bet. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more respective bet parameters associated with the first bet and second bet are determined randomly. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the sporting event is a race event having a number of participants, each participant having a numerical identifier;   the one or more respective bet parameters associated with each of the first bet and second bet comprises an indication of one or more finishing positions in the race event;   the event results comprise the numerical identifier of the participant finishing in one or more finishing positions in the race event; and   determining the one or more inputs for each of the first game and second game for each of the respective first bet and second bet comprises determining based on the event results the participants that finished in each of the one or more finishing positions indicated by the one or more bet parameters associated with the respective bet.   
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium configured to store instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a server, control:
 receiving at least: (i) from a first computing device of a first user, a first bet on a first game and a first wager amount on the first game and (ii) from a second computing device of a second user, a second bet on a second game and a second wager amount on the second game, the second game being different from the first game;   in response to detection of selection of a user option for payment from a payment acceptor interface, enabling receiving, from the payment acceptor interface, data representing payment associated with the first and second wager amounts;   maintaining at the server a given payment received at the server, while preventing transfer of the given payment to a location associated with a sporting event external to the server;   assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event, wherein the sporting event has an associated pari-mutuel wager pool, and wherein assigning the first bet and second bet to the sporting event includes including the first wager amount and the second wager amount in the pari-mutuel pool;   receiving, over a communication network, event results of the sporting event as the sporting event progresses;   causing to display, over the communication network, a graphical user interface to allow a user selection of an option for real time information regarding status of the sporting event associated with the first and second bets;   in response to detection of selection of the option for real time information regarding the status of the sporting event, causing, over the communication network, an interface on at least one of the first computing device or the second computing device to indicate live data of progress of the sporting event based on the event results;   for each of the first bet and second bet, determining a result of the respective first game and second game based at least in part on the event results of the sporting event; and   for each of the first bet and second bet where the result of the respective first game and second game comprises a win, determining a distribution of at least a portion of the pari-mutuel pool.