| CPC G07F 17/38 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3295 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
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1. A method of operating a multi-sport challenge system, the method comprising:
providing a multi-sport facility including a plurality of sport grounds, wherein each of the sport grounds includes a full sport grounds, partial sport grounds, sport simulator grounds, or combination thereof;
providing a plurality of different selectable sport challenges to attempt through interaction with the sport grounds corresponding to the selected sport challenge sport, each sport challenge having an associated entry fee for an opportunity to attempt the sport challenge and an associated financial prize to be awarded if the attempt successfully performs the sport challenge, wherein the plurality of sport grounds comprise at least three different types of sport grounds, each hosting at least one of the sport challenges, and wherein the at least three different types of sport grounds and the at least one corresponding at least one sport challenge hosted by the sport grounds are selected from the group consisting of:
at least a partial baseball field that hosts one or more sport challenges comprising successfully throwing a ball from a specified area of the baseball field and hitting a target, obtaining a ball speed at or above a specified speed, or hitting a target at a ball speed at or above a specified speed,
a bowling lane that hosts a sport challenge comprising successfully bowling a ball down the bowling lane to score a strike,
at least a partial basketball court including a basketball goal that hosts a sport challenge comprising successfully shooting a basketball through the basketball goal from one or more specified locations of the at least partial basketball court,
at least a partial baseball field or baseball simulator that hosts a sport challenge comprising successfully hitting an actual or simulated baseball with a baseball bat,
a par 3 golf hole that hosts one or more sport challenges comprising successfully hitting a golf ball from a tee box of the par 3 golf hole and scoring a hole-in-one or positioning the golf ball within a specified distance from a golf hole,
a golf simulator that hosts one or more sport challenges comprising successfully hitting a golf ball a specified distance or greater or positioning the golf ball onto a simulated green or within a specified distance from a simulated golf hole of the simulated green,
at least a partial American football field including uprights that hosts a sport challenge comprising successfully kicking a football through the uprights,
at least a partial soccer field including a soccer goal or target that hosts one or more sport challenges comprising successfully kicking a soccer ball into the soccer goal, hitting the target, or hitting the target in the soccer goal,
a full or partial tennis court or tennis simulator that hosts a sport challenge comprising successfully serving a tennis ball to a target location, and
a full or partial pickleball court or pickleball simulator that hosts a sports challenge comprising successfully serving a pickleball to a target location, within a ball speed range, above a ball speed, or combination thereof;
receiving sport challenge selections made by participants;
collecting the associated entry fees for the selected sport challenges; and
distributing the associated financial prizes to participants upon their successful performance of the selected sport challenges.
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