Patent ID: 6280324
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A63F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of operating a game of chance for players, based on a horse race in which horses are assigned post positions numbered from 1 to X, said method comprising:(a) providing a ticket having a first column containing a plurality of rows, one row for each number 1 to X;(b) each row containing a set of entry locations for finishing positions, each set having an entry location for each number 1 to X;(c) having a player mark in each row of said column one expected finishing position for a horse, a different finishing position for each row, thereby producing a player data set comprising an expected finishing position associated with each number 1 to X, all prior to assigning post positions to said horses;(d) entering each player data set in a central computer and providing each player with a receipt showing such player's data set;(e) after said horses have ben assigned said post positions, entering said post positions assigned to said horses in said central computer to provide a post position data set therein, said post positions corresponding to said numbers 1 to X;(f) after the race is run, entering in said central computer an outcome data set comprising the actual finishing position of each horse matched to the post position for such horse;(g) and comparing the outcome data set with each player data set and said post position data set to determine whether any player data sets correspond to said outcome data set.