In-play wagering through a fantasy software application

Abstract

A system for wagering on sub-outcomes of a live sporting event through a fantasy sports network, in which the wagers displayed for the user are related to the makeup of the user's fantasy roster.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for wagering on actions inside of at least one live sporting event through a fantasy sports platform, the system comprising:
 a fantasy sports network configured to communicate with a user terminal configured to operate a graphical user interface application on a mobile device that is configured to display sub-menus based on limited screen space;   a connection to a wagering network; and   a data feed from the at least one live sporting event comprising a data feed from at the at least one live sporting event, wherein the fantasy sports network is configured to
 store a roster of players including at least one player active in the at least one live sporting event in a database of the fantasy sports network, and the fantasy sports network is configured to: 
 determine that the at least one live sporting event is in progress and 
 determine, from the data feed, that the at least one player is active, and, upon a determination that the at least one live sporting event is in progress, 
 retrieve, from the database, the roster of players and, for each player on the roster of players, available wagering information for the respective player from the wagering network that comprises one or more available wagers from the wagering network for the at least one player, the one or more available wagers from the wagering network determined by a comparison of the at least one player on the roster of players with data received from the at least one live sporting event and data from the wagering network, and 
 upon a determination that a wager on the wagering network is available on the at least one player on the roster of players, provide a notification comprising the wager. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to synchronize the roster of players in the fantasy sports network with the wagering network. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to determine that the one or more available wagers are available through a comparison of at least one player on the roster of players, account data on the fantasy sports network, account data on the wagering network, and data from the at least one live sporting event. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the system is further configured to determine that at least one player on the roster of players is active in the at least one live sporting event. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wagering module configured to be triggered upon a determination that at least one player on the roster of players is active in the at least one live sporting event.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to provide, to the user terminal, a display of the one or more available wagers for the roster of players as an overlay on a display of at least one player on the roster of players. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is further configured to provide, to the user terminal, a menu displayed with the one or more available wagers. 
     
     
         8 . A method of wagering on actions inside of one or more live sporting events through a fantasy sports platform, the method comprising, executing on a processor of a user terminal:
 displaying, on a graphical user interface on a mobile device, a fantasy sports app, wherein the mobile device is configured to display sub-menus based on limited screen space;   storing, in the fantasy sports app, a roster of players associated with at least one fantasy sports event;   retrieving and displaying one or more wagers accessible in the fantasy sports app, wherein the one or more wagers are wagers on actions;   based on the roster of players, displaying at least one player active in the one or more live sporting events, the at least one player selected from the roster of players stored in the fantasy sports app;   based on the data feed associated with the one or more live sporting events indicating that that at least one player is active in the one or more live sporting events and based on a comparison of the data feed to the roster of players, displaying a notification indicating that the one or more wagers are available to be placed on the at least one player of the roster of players active in the one or more live sporting events; and   based on a user selection of the notification, displaying a curated list of the one or more wagers available to be placed on at least one player of the roster of players active in the one or more live sporting events.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying a menu of available wagers.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 overlaying the one or more wagers on at least one representation of the at least one player of the roster of players active in the one or more live sporting events.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying a wagering module upon a determination that one or more players on the rosters of players is active in the one or more live sporting events.   
     
     
         12 . A system for wagering on actions inside of at least one live sporting event through a fantasy sports platform, comprising:
 a wagering network configured to communicate with a user terminal configured to operate a graphical user interface application on a mobile device based on one or more settlement options, wherein the mobile device is configured to display sub-menus based on limited screen space;   a connection to a fantasy sports network separate from the wagering network; and   a data feed from the at least one live sporting event, wherein the wagering network is further configured to:
 receive, from the fantasy sports network, and store a roster of players active in the at least one live sporting event, 
 determine that at least one live sporting event is in progress, 
 perform real-time analysis of the data feed comprising at least determination of one or more active players, 
 compare the one or more active players to the roster of players, 
 determine one or more available wagers from the wagering network on the one or more players that are on the roster of players provided through the fantasy sports network, 
 upon determination that the one or more available wagers on the one or more players are available, provide a message to the fantasy sports network to cause a notification to be displayed on the user terminal regarding the one or more available wagers, said notification comprising a wager selection interface element. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the system is further configured to determine that the one or more available wagers are available through a comparison of at least one player on the roster of players, account data on the fantasy sports network, account data on the wagering network, and data from the at least one live sporting event. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the system is further configured to determine that at least one player on the roster of players is active in the at least one live sporting event. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a wagering module configured to be triggered upon a determination that at least one player on the roster of players is active in the at least one live sporting event.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the system is further configured to provide, to the user terminal, a display of the one or more available wagers for the roster of players as an overlay on a display of at least one player on the roster of players. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the system is further configured to provide, to the user terminal, a menu displayed with the one or more available wagers.