Patent ID: 8622793

Claim:
A computer implemented method for creating a player made tournament, the method comprising: providing a tournament creation page for display by a player using a computing device, the tournament creation page including a plurality of variables, and at least one option for each of the plurality of variables, the at least one option including a player defined number of players within the tournament stored in a computer readable media; receiving the at least one option for each of the plurality of variables, operational parameters of the player made tournament substantially comprising the at least one option for each of the plurality of variables received; processing by a computing device the operational parameters to create a player made tournament; displaying the player made tournament on a tournament main page; wherein the plurality of variables comprises a tournament name, a tournament fee, and a bankroll; and wherein the plurality of variables further comprises a tournament description, a tournament type, a number of players paid out, a tracks and dates selection, a plurality of bet types, a minimum number of wagers, a maximum number of wagers, a minimum amount per wager, a maximum amount per wager, a minimum number of wagers per race, and a maximum number of wagers per race.