Patent ID: 8538563

Claim:
A method for using a fantasy sports contest application to provide to a user the ability to access fantasy sports contests and wagering opportunities, the method comprising: causing to be displayed, on a user equipment device, fantasy sports contest information, comprising information associated with a fantasy sports contest in which the user participates; generating an interactive menu for creating, on the user equipment device, a wagering contest by selecting from a plurality of wagering contest attributes in the interactive menu, wherein the plurality of wagering contest attributes available are determined by the information associated with the fantasy sports contest and wagering rules of the fantasy sports contest; in response to the creation of the wagering contest, transmitting to other users participating in the fantasy sports contest in which the user participates, an option to place a wager in the created wagering contest; receiving on the user equipment device, wagers that have been placed in the created wagering contest; and processing the wager.