Patent ID: 8272945
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A networked gaming system with backline wagering, comprising: a wagering device operable by a first secondary player not participating in a hybrid wagering game to place a number of backline wagers on play of at least one primary participant who participates in the hybrid wagering game; a hybrid wagering game system comprising at least one physical element manually manipulable by at least one primary participant in the hybrid wagering game as part of a hybrid wagering game and not manually manipulable by any nonparticipant secondary players as part of a hybrid wagering game, the at least one physical element being at least a first game piece without any associated monetary value with which the hybrid wagering game is played, at least one sensor operable to read identifying information from the at least one physical element received at a participant position during the hybrid wagering game, a display that selectively displays at least one virtual element during the hybrid wagering game, the virtual element being at least a second game piece with which the hybrid wagering game is played, wherein the play of the at least one primary participant is assessed based at least in part on values associated with at least the first and the second game pieces, and a processor configured to assess the identifying information read by the sensor and to assess the play of the at least one primary participant based at least in part on the values associated with at least the first and the second game pieces; and a network connecting the wagering device with the hybrid wagering game, such that the hybrid wagering game is operable to receive a transmitted wager from the wagering device to place at least one of the backline wagers by the first secondary player on the play of at least one of the primary participants in the hybrid wagering game.