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US 6,443,838 B1Granted
Method for defining outcomes of ensembles of games using a single number and without reference to individual game wins
OwnerScott Jaimetinventor
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The invention is a method of defining the outcome of a plurality of games involving a plurality of participants by a single value. Seed values are assigned to all of the participants. The outcome of each individual event is defined by the seed value assigned to the participant who wins the event. The outcome of all of the events is defined by the sum of the individual seed values of the winning participants of all of the individual events. In one embodiment, the possible single values representing all possible permutations of outcomes are generated. Bettors are permitted to place bets upon particular values. Winners of the betting event are determined by comparing values selected by betters to the actual single value resulting from the outcomes of the games. In one embodiment, the method is applied to a tournament of participants, the tournament having at least one first round including a plurality of games and at lease one second round including a plurality of games.
A method of playing a main game in which the outcome of the main game is represented by a single value, the single value comprising a sum of individual values assigned to a plurality of participants participating in a plurality of individual games, each individual game involving two of said participants and said game having an outcome of a single winning participant and a single losing participant comprising:
A betting event in which a player attempts to select a single value representing a outcome of a plurality of individual games involving a plurality of participants, two of said plurality of participants participating in each individual game and each individual game having an outcome comprising a single winning participant and a single losing participant, comprising:
A method of betting on the outcome of a tournament involving a plurality of participants, said tournament having a first round with at least two or more games and at least a second round with at least two or more games, each game involving two of said plurality of participants and the outcome of which defines a single winning participant, which individual games and rounds result in a single winner of said tournament comprising:
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