# US 2021/0241581 A1 · System and method for managing a game of chance

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- Number: US 2021/0241581 A1
- Document ID: US20210241581A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/164,104
- Filed: 2021-02-01
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-01
- Assignees: Golden Gate Casino, LLC
- Applicants: Golden Gate Casino, LLC
- Inventors: Derek Stevens; Mike Palm; Matt Metcalf; Chris Bennett
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241581A1

## CPC

- G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking}
- G07F 17/3211: {Display means}
- G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament}
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

A system and method for managing a game including generating a grid with a processing device. The grid is comprised of a plurality of squares defined by a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The method also includes establishing betting odds for each of the squares and presenting the squares and associated betting odds on a graphical user interface. The betting odds of each of the squares are associated with a likelihood of the square being established as a winning square. A winning square is designated in response to a score of a live sporting event including a digit of a score of a first team being the same as a row number of the square, and a digit of a score of a second team being the same as a column number of the square at the end of a predetermined interval of the live sporting event.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for managing a game of chance, comprising:
generating a grid with a processing device, wherein the grid is comprised of a plurality of squares defined by a plurality of rows of the squares and a plurality of columns of the squares, wherein the rows are each numbered with one of a plurality of row numbers, and wherein the columns are each numbered with one of a plurality of column numbers;
establishing a first of two teams in a live sporting event as a rows team and establishing a second of the two teams as a columns team with the processing device;
establishing betting odds for each of the squares with the processing device, wherein the betting odds of each of the squares are associated with a likelihood of the square being established as a winning square, wherein each of the squares correlates with the one of the row numbers associated with the row in which the square is located and the one of the column numbers associated with the column in which the square is located, and wherein the squares are each designated as a winning square in response to the score of the live sporting event including a digit of a score of the rows team being the same as the one of the row numbers associated with the square, and a digit of a score of the columns team being the same as the one of the column numbers associated with the square at the end of the predetermined interval of the live sporting event;
presenting the plurality of squares and the betting odds associated with each of the squares on at least one graphical user interface;
receiving a selection of at least one of the squares and an associated wager from at least one user with at least one input device;
establishing a winning square after passage of the predetermined interval in the live sporting event;
determining if the winning square was selected by the at least one user; and
transferring funds to the user upon a determination that the winning square was selected by the user, wherein the funds correlate with the wager and the betting odds associated with the square.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, further including receiving a selection of one of the squares by a plurality of users.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least one input device includes a plurality of input devices located remote from one another such that a plurality of users may simultaneously place wagers and select squares from locations remote from one another.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical user interface includes a plurality of graphical user interfaces, and wherein the at least one input device includes a plurality of input devices such that a plurality of users may simultaneously place wagers and select squares from locations remote from one another.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein the plurality of graphical user interfaces are located remotely from one another.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical user interface and the at least one input device are each located on a kiosk.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one graphical user interface and the at least one input device are each located on one of a smart phone and a tablet.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one input device is a touch-screen of the graphical user interface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method as set forth in claim 1, further including receiving funds into a game account from a user account via a currency transferring mechanism.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method as set forth in claim 9, further including transferring funds to a user account from a game account via the currency transferring mechanism.

### Claim 11

A system for managing a game of chance, comprising:
at least one graphical user interface for displaying aspects of the game of chance to users;
at least one input device for receiving inputs from the users;
at least one processing device electrically connected to the at least one graphical user interface and the at least one input device;
wherein the at least one processing device is configured to:
generate a grid comprised of a plurality of squares defined by a plurality of rows of the squares and a plurality of columns of the squares, wherein the rows are each numbered with one of a plurality of row numbers, and wherein the columns are each numbered with one of a plurality of column numbers;
establish a first of two teams in a live sporting event as a rows team and establish a second of the two teams as a columns team with the processing device;
establish betting odds for each of the squares with the processing device, wherein the betting odds of each of the squares are associated with a likelihood of the square being established as a winning square, wherein each of the squares correlates with the one of the row numbers associated with the row in which the square is located and the one of the column numbers associated with the column in which the square is located, and wherein the squares are each designated as a winning square in response to the score of the live sporting event including a digit of a score of the rows team being the same as the one of the row numbers associated the square, and a digit of a score of the columns team being the same as the one of the column numbers associated with the square at the end of the predetermined interval of the live sporting event;
present the plurality of squares and the betting odds associated with each of the squares on at least one graphical user interface;
receive at least one wager and a selection of at least one of the squares from at least one user with at least one input device;
establish a winning square after passage of the predetermined interval in the live sporting event;
determine if the winning square was selected by the at least one user; and
transfer funds to a user account upon a determination that the winning square was selected by the user, wherein the funds correlate with the wager and the betting odds associated with the square.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the processing device is further configured to receive a selection of one of the at least one squares by a plurality of the users.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the at least one input device includes a plurality of input devices located remote from one another such that a plurality of users may simultaneously place wagers and select squares from locations remote from one another.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the at least one graphical user interface includes a plurality of graphical user interfaces, and wherein the at least one input device includes a plurality of input devices such that a plurality of users may simultaneously place wagers and select squares from locations remote from one another.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the plurality of graphical user interfaces are located remotely from one another.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the at least one graphical user interface and the at least one input device are each located on a kiosk.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the at least one graphical user interface and the at least one input device are each located on one of a smart phone and a tablet.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the at least one input device is a touch-screen of the graphical user interface.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the processing device is further configured to receive funds from a user via a currency transferring mechanism.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The system as set forth in claim 19, wherein the processing device is further configured to transfer funds to the user via the currency transferring mechanism.