Patent ID: 9406190
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a computing device; and a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed cause the apparatus to: determine an outcome for a future game; determine a plurality of pieces of information, in which the outcome is defined by a plurality of aspects, and in which each piece of information of the plurality of pieces of information describes a respective aspect of the plurality of aspects; prior to revealing the outcome, provide a first piece of the plurality of pieces to a first player of the future game, in which the first piece of information identifies a first aspect of the plurality of aspects; receive a first wager in the future game from the first player after the first piece of information was provided to the first player, in which the first wager includes a first amount bet that the outcome is a first particular outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, provide a second piece of the plurality of pieces to a second player of the future game, in which the second piece is different from the first piece, in which the second piece of information identifies a second aspect of the outcome; prior to revealing the outcome, allow the second player to purchase a third piece of plurality of pieces; in response to receiving a purchase of the third piece, provide the second player with the third piece; receive a second wager in the future game from the second player after the second and third piece were provided to the second player, in which the second wager includes a second amount bet that the outcome is a second particular outcome; reveal the outcome to the first player and the second player; and determine whether the first wagers is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the first outcome and whether the second wager is a winning wager based on a comparison between the outcome and the second outcome.