Patent ID: 8092301

Claim:
A method comprising: determining, by a computing device, an outcome that occurs for an event, in which the event has a plurality of possible outcomes; determining, by the computing device, a set of pieces of information about the outcome, in which each piece of information identifies a respective characteristic of the outcome; providing, by the computing device, a first piece of information of the set of pieces of information to a first player, in which the first piece of information identifies a first characteristic; providing, by the computing device, a second piece of information of the set of pieces of information that is different from the first piece of information to a second player, in which the second piece of information identifies a second characteristic; receiving, by the computing device, a wager related to the event from the first player after the first piece of information was provided to the first player, in which the wager includes an amount bet that the outcome is a particular outcome, in which the particular outcome is distinct from the outcome; in response to receiving the wager, determining, by the computing device, that the wager is inconsistent with the first piece of information, in which determining that the wager is inconsistent includes determining that the particular outcome includes a third characteristic that cannot occur in the outcome including the first characteristic; requiring, by the computing device, a payment from the first player, wherein the payment includes a cost of placing the wager resulting from the determination that the wager is inconsistent with the first piece of information, wherein the cost is separate from the amount bet and includes at least one of a monetary cost and a less favorable odds for at least one of the wager and a future wager placed by the first player; receiving, by the computing device, a second wager related to the event from the second player after the second piece of information was provided to the second player, in which the second wager includes a second amount bet that the outcome is a second particular outcome; in response to receiving the second wager, determining, by the computing device, that the second wager is consistent with the second piece of information, in which determining that the second wager is consistent includes determining that the second particular outcome includes a fourth characteristic that can occur in the outcome including the second characteristic; and determining, by the computing device, that a second payment of the cost of placing the second wager is not required resulting from the determination that the second wager is consistent with the second piece of information; and determining a payout of a monetary award for the second wager in response to a determination that the second wager is a winning wager.