Patent ID: 9330538
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A game-operating computer-implemented method, comprising: concurrently receiving, via a computer network, by a at least one game-operating computer processor associated with a game provider, a plurality of Contra bets from a plurality of game players; wherein the plurality of Contra bets cover at least 100 events; wherein each event can have three or more possible outcomes; wherein each Contra bet comprises a combination of a first bet selecting a non-verified outcome of a particular event and a second bet selecting at least one possible verified outcome of the particular event; wherein the non-verified outcome is an outcome that the particular event will not occur in the future; wherein the at least one possible verified outcome is an outcome that may occur when the particular event occurs in the future; continuously updating, in real-time, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, an in-real-time dynamically-updated pool of already placed bets, comprising: dynamically and concurrently determining, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, odds for each Contra bet based, at least in part, on: electronically and concurrently outputting, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, the odds for each Contra bet; electronically and concurrently receiving, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, indications of payments for the plurality of Contra bets, wherein an amount of each payment is based on the odds; electronically determining, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, each winning Contra bet, wherein a particular Contra bet is a winning Contra bet when one of the following occurs: electronically determining, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, a payout amount for each winning Contra bet; and electronically causing, by the at least one game-operating computer processor, to distribute the payout amount to a corresponding game player of the plurality of game players.