Patent ID: 8246431
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: presenting to a bettor a bet matrix, comprising a non-transitory input medium having arranged thereon a plurality of columns extending in a first direction and a plurality of rows extending in a direction perpendicular to the columns, at least some of the columns of the bet matrix corresponding to intermediate points of a race event having a plurality of race participants; receiving input at entries of the bet matrix into a computer of a computerized betting system, the entries being at intersections of rows and columns of the matrix, the entries being designed to receive designations of intermediate race results of race participants at intermediate points of the race corresponding to the position in the bet matrix at which the input is received; from devices at the race event, receiving intermediate race results identifying the actual places of at least one of the one or more race participants at that intermediate point; and computing via a computer of the computerized betting system a result for the bet based at least in part on the intermediate places designated in the bet matrix and the actual places of the plurality of race participants at the intermediate points received from the devices during the running of the race.