Patent ID: 7789754

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: receiving from a user a bet on a card game; receiving at least one event result of a sporting event that comprises a total number of participants; a computing apparatus selecting from a memory device a set of rules, from a plurality of sets of rules, based at least in part on the total number of participants in the sporting event, wherein the plurality of sets of rules are used for determining values based on event results of sporting events, wherein the values comprise at least one of: face values of simulated playing cards, and values representing combined totals of face values of simulated playing cards, wherein at least a first set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for determining values based on event results of sporting events that have a first total number of participants, wherein at least a second set of rules of the plurality of sets of rules are used for determining values based on event results of sporting events that have a second total number of participants, and wherein the first total number of participants is different from the second total number of participants; the computing apparatus using the selected set of rules to determine at least one value based on the at least one event result of the sporting event; and determining a result of the bet on the card game based at least in part on the at least one value.