Patent ID: 7429215
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing side wagering in a wager-based game played by a plurality of players, the method comprising the steps of: a) displaying a player rating for at least one of the plurality of players of the wager-based game; b) providing the at least one of the plurality of players with an option to prevent display of the player rating to an observer; c) accepting a side wager made by the observer of the wager-based game, wherein the side wager is associated with an event in the wager-based game that is uncertain at the time the side wager is made, wherein the event is associated with the at least one of the plurality of players; d) determining whether the event with which the side wager is associated has occurred; e) calculating a payout based on the side wager if the event associated with the side wager has occurred; and f) providing the payout to the observer.