US 12,249,214 B2
Gambling game system and method for providing variable odds
Shun-Tsung Hsu, Taichung (TW); and Chang-Yi Wang, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to JUMBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Appl. No. 17/915,980
Filed by JUMBO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/082704
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/196069, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0162568 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A game system for providing variable odds, which is provided for a player to play at least one round of a gambling game, the gambling game including a plurality of game results and a payout odds set, the payout odds set including a plurality of payout odds corresponding to the plurality of game results, in each round of the gambling game, each of the plurality of game results including a probability of occurrence, and a rate of Return to Player (RTP) of the gambling game calculated according to the probability of occurrence, the game system including:
a display unit, displaying a game screen of the gambling game, and the game screen including a plurality of betting areas corresponding to the plurality of game results;
an input unit, provided for the player to bet on the plurality of betting areas to generate a bet signal;
an odds processing unit, generating at least one variable odds set corresponding to at least one of the plurality of payout odds, each of the at least one variable odds set including a plurality of variable odds, and each of the plurality of variable odds having a probability to be selected, wherein in each of the at least one variable odds set, according to the probability to be selected, the odds processing unit selects one of the plurality of variable odds to replace the payout odds correspondingly to generate an adjusted payout odds set for the gambling game, wherein the display unit displays the adjusted payout odds set in the betting area correspondingly, and wherein the at least one variable odds set meets a plurality of requirements that numbers of all the variable odds are more than two, and numerical values of parts of the variable odds are lower than numerical values of the corresponding payout odds, and a variable value of the rate of RTP calculated according to the variable odds meets a specified condition;
a game result generating unit, selecting one of the plurality of game results according to the probability of occurrence in each round of the gambling game as a round result thereof;
a payout unit, paying out according to the bet signal, the round result, and the adjusted payout odds set; and
a game processing unit, connected to the display unit, the input unit, the odds processing unit, the game result generating unit and the payout unit, and the game processing unit operating the display unit, the input unit, the odds processing unit, the game result generating unit and the payout unit to allow the gambling game to perform the at least one round of the gambling game.