US 11,694,519 B2
System and method for gaming based upon intermediate points in a race event
Howard W. Lutnick, New York, NY (US); and Mark Miller, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/213,428.
Application 17/213,428 is a continuation of application No. 16/685,332, filed on Nov. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,964,170.
Application 16/685,332 is a continuation of application No. 15/876,997, filed on Jan. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,482,716, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/876,997 is a continuation of application No. 15/350,608, filed on Nov. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,875,619, issued on Jan. 23, 2018.
Application 15/350,608 is a continuation of application No. 13/589,283, filed on Aug. 20, 2012, granted, now 9,492,735, issued on Nov. 15, 2016.
Application 13/589,283 is a continuation of application No. 12/020,838, filed on Jan. 28, 2008, granted, now 8,246,432, issued on Aug. 21, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0217280 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 1/04 (2006.01); A63F 1/18 (2006.01); A63F 9/14 (2006.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.01)
CPC G07F 17/3288 (2013.01) [A63F 1/04 (2013.01); A63F 1/18 (2013.01); A63F 9/14 (2013.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.09); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a network interface;
a memory;
at least one processor to:
receive, via the network interface, data indicative of a bet on an intermediate position of a race participant during a race, the bet comprising a bet amount;
allocate a fraction of the bet amount to a jackpot pool to be awarded to a winner of a jackpot bet;
generate in the memory a matrix such that each column of the matrix indicates an intermediate point of the race participant during the race and each row of the matrix represents a race participant;
populate each cell of the matrix with a predicted position of a respective player at an intermediate point in the race;
receive, from remote sensors via the network interface, data indicating actual positions of race participants at intermediate points of the race;
compare the actual positions from the remote sensor with the predicted positions;
identify matches between the actual positions and the predicted positions;
identify whether a particular number of matches occur consecutively in the matrix; and
in response to determining that the matches occur consecutively, identify whether the bet is a winning bet based at least partially on the matches identified in the matrix;
identify whether the matrix also satisfies a condition of the jackpot bet; and
in response to determining that the matrix also satisfies the condition of the jackpot bet, award the jackpot pool to a user that initiated the matrix.