Patent ID: 9293009
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving by at least one processor information on at least two sporting events, including start times for the sporting events, wherein one of the sporting events is next in time to start as compared to another of the sporting events; receiving by the at least one processor a bet on a game, wherein the bet includes a stake amount; based at least in part on the one sporting event being next in time to start as compared to the another sporting event, assigning by the at least one processor the bet to the one sporting event, wherein the one sporting event has an associated pari-mutuel wager pool that has a total unit stake, and wherein assigning the bet to the one sporting event includes including the unit stake of the bet in the pari-mutuel pool, the unit stake being added to the total unit stake; receiving by the at least one processor one or more event results of the one sporting event; determining by the at least one processor one or more inputs for the game based at least in part on the received one or more event results of the one sporting event; determining by the at least one processor a result of the game based at least in part on the one or more determined inputs; and when the result of the game for the bet comprises a win, (i) determining by the at least one processor a proportion wherein the proportion comprises the unit stake of the bet divided by the total unit stake, and (ii) determining by the at least one processor a distribution for the bet that comprises the proportion times a portion of the pari-mutuel pool.