Patent ID: 7566270

Claim:
A wagering system, comprising: a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a spin of the reels of a slot machine; and a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to: determine a first symbol for a first reel of the slot machine based at least in part upon a first value and a second value, wherein the first value is associated with a value of a digit of a first financial market indicator at a first point in time, and the second value is associated with the value of a digit of a second financial market indicator at the first point in time; determine a second symbol for a second reel of the slot machine; determine a third symbol for a third reel of the slot machine; determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the first symbol, the second symbol, and the third symbol; and cause the client to display the first symbol for the first reel, the second symbol for the second reel, and the third symbol for the third reel.