Patent ID: 9728042
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07F

Claim:
1. A method for wagering on a series, the method comprising: executing instructions on an electronic processing unit, the instructions being read from a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the instructions causing the electronic processing unit to perform: at a time after at least one game in a series has been played but before the series is completed, the series comprising a set of at least two games and at least two teams, a winner of the series being one of the at least two teams determined based on predefined rules after the set of at least two games has been completed, performing: receiving a wager amount from a player on the series; determining, a set of possible teams that are still capable of winning the series at the time by eliminating teams that can no longer win the series at the time and determining a pick which cannot be exchanged by the player comprising a random potential outcome of the series out of the set of possible teams and storing a record of the pick in an electronic database; issuing the player an entry that wins when the winner of the series matches the random potential outcome; after the series is completed, determining that the winner of the series matches the random potential outcome; and paying the player a payout based on the entry.