Patent ID: 7604537

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for wagering, comprising: determining a period of time: after determining the period of time, receiving a bet indicating the value of a multi-digit number, the bet being associated with a time; determining a first value based at least in part upon the value of a digit of a first financial market indicator, in which the value of the digit includes a value of the digit that occurs at the moment when the period of time has passed after the time associated with the bet; determining a second value based at least in part upon the value of a digit of a second financial market indicator; determining a winning number based at least in part upon the first value and the second value; comparing, by a processor, the winning number against the value of the multi-digit number indicated by the bet; determining, by the processor, an outcome of the bet based at least in part upon the comparison; and providing, by the processor, information identifying the outcome.