| CPC G07F 17/3288 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |

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1. An electronic betting system, the system including:
a smart contract generation module; and
a results engine located in a low-latency environment with the smart contract generation module and a device, wherein the smart contract generation module is configured to:
receive a betting statement from the device via a network, the network including a plurality of edge computing devices connected via a connection, each of the plurality of edge computing devices defining an entry point to the network;
generate a smart contract based on the betting statement, the smart contract including a criterion to be met and configured to self-execute in response to a determination that the criterion is met; and
transmit, via the network, the smart contract to a blockchain node;
wherein the results engine is configured, based on content received from a results source, to determine information indicative of whether the criterion of the smart contract is met; and
wherein the results engine is configured to transmit, via the network, a signal to the blockchain node for storage on a blockchain ledger or a copy of a blockchain ledger, the signal containing the information indicative of whether the criterion is met.
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