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(11) EP 1 288 820 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10

(21) Application number: 02077885.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.07.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60, G07F 17/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 19.07.2001 JP 2001220748

(71) Applicant: Sega Corporation
Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sato, Naoyuki
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 (JP)
  • Uchida, Kenji
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 (JP)
  • Tsuchimoto, Masanori
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 (JP)
  • Sakamoto, Masashi
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 144-0043 (JP)

(74) Representative: Marshall, John Grahame 
SERJEANTS 25 The Crescent King Street
Leicester LE1 6RX
Leicester LE1 6RX (GB)

   


(54) Betting method for race game


(57) The present invention relates to a bet control method for a race game in which a plurality of running objects compete. When a racing form speculating a race is selected, a bet is automatically made on a speculated possible finish place. A racing form speculated information indication region K1 is provided on the right side of a speculation indication region H5. A speculation racing form indication region K2 is provided on the right side of the racing form speculated information indication region K1. A game player selects a racing form to be used as speculated information. When an all bets button K5 below a racing form release button K4, bets are made maximum 8 sets of horse number combinations speculated by the racing forms. The bet control method can permit game players to easily and quickly bet.






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