Global Patent Index - EP 1904195 A2

EP 1904195 A2 20080402 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BETTING WITH PARI-MUTUEL PAYOUTS

Title (en)

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BETTING WITH PARI-MUTUEL PAYOUTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUM WETTEN MIT PARI-MUTUEL-AUSZAHLUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES DE PARI AVEC PAIEMENTS DE PARI MUTUEL

Publication

EP 1904195 A2 20080402 (EN)

Application

EP 06760568 A 20060531

Priority

  • US 2006020997 W 20060531
  • US 14195705 A 20050601
  • US 77881706 P 20060302

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006130624A2] A server for facilitating real-time betting, wherein the server communicates with clients via a distributed computing network. The server includes a memory storing an operating system, an instruction set, event data related to a sporting event, gambler data related to gamblers participating in a competition based upon the sporting event and site data related to electronic pages associated with the real-time para-mutuel betting. A processor runs the instruction set and communicates with the memory and the distributed computing network. The processor is operative to enroll the gamblers by presenting betting rules associated with the sporting event, collect wagering from the gamblers, accept predictions for discrete events within the sporting event from each gambler and determine a first winner of the competition based upon the predictions. Applications include lotteries with entries received from mobile devices.

IPC 8 full level

A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006130624 A2 20061207; WO 2006130624 A3 20070419; EP 1904195 A2 20080402; EP 1904195 A4 20101006

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006020997 W 20060531; EP 06760568 A 20060531