US 7,803,046 B2Granted

Simulcast pari-mutuel gaming machine with casino and lottery styled wagers for continuous play

OwnerKenneth A. Scott, Lawrence A. Krauseinventors

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Abstract

An gaming machine for and method of par-mutuel wagering that allows individuals to continuously place multiple casino and lottery styled pari-mutuel wagers on simulcast live and/or recorded pari-mutuel race events. The gaming machine includes a display screen to provide a graphic display of a plurality of pari-mutuel gaming options to a player, and a selection device operable by the player to select at least one of the pari-mutuel gaming options displayed on the screen, the selection device operable by the player to input a wager corresponding to the selected at least one pari-mutuel gaming option. The gaming machine has the ability to be linked to a network of gaming machines in pari-mutuel and/or other wagering venues.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

displaying to a player a game selection frame, wherein the game selection frame includes a plurality of games associated with pari-mutuel wagering;
receiving from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of games;
based at least in part on receiving the selection of the first game, displaying to the player a track selection frame, wherein the track selection frame includes a plurality of tracks at which the first game is available for play;
receiving from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of tracks at which to play the first game;
receiving from the player a first wager on a first event at the first track, wherein the first wager corresponds to a playing of the first game;
displaying to the player at least a first option and a second option, wherein:
a selection of the first option by the player allows the player to replay the first game at a track, different from the first track, without redisplaying to the player the game selection frame and as such, causes the track selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed track selection frame includes at least a second track, different from the first track, at which the first game is available for play;
and
a selection of the second option by the player allows the player to select a game, different from the first game, at the first track without redisplaying to the player the track selection frame and as such, causes the player to remain at the first track and further causes the game selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least a second game, different from the first game, that is available for play at the first track;
receiving from the player a selection of the second option;
and
in response to receiving the selection of the second option:
redisplaying to the player the game selection frame but not the track selection frame, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least the second game;
receiving from the player a selection of the second game;
and
receiving from the player a second wager, wherein the second wager corresponds to a playing of the second game.

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An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
a memory communicably coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon software instructions, in which the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor operable to at least:
cause a display screen to display to a player a game selection frame, wherein the game selection frame includes a plurality of games associated with pari-mutuel wagering;
receive from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of games;
based at least in part on receiving the selection of the first game, cause the display screen to display to the player a track selection frame, wherein the track selection frame includes a plurality of tracks at which the first game is available for play;
receive from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of tracks at which to play the first game;
receive from the player a first wager on a first event at the first track, wherein the first wager corresponds to the first game;
cause the display screen to display to the player at least a first option and a second option, wherein:
a selection of the first option by the player allows the player to replay the first game at a track, different from the first track, without redisplaying to the player the game selection frame and as such, causes the track selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed track selection frame includes at least a second track, different from the first track, at which the first game is available for play;
and
a selection of the second option by the player allows the player to select a game, different from the first game, at the first track without redisplaying to the player the track selection frame and as such, causes the player to remain at the first track and further causes the game selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least a second game, different from the first game, that is available for play at the first track;
receive from the player a selection of the first option;
in response to receiving the selection of the first option:
cause the display screen to redisplay to the player the track selection frame but not the game selection frame, wherein the redisplayed track selection frame includes at least second track;
receive from the player a selection of the second track;
and
receive from the player a second wager, wherein the second wager corresponds to a replaying of the first game;
receive from the player a selection of the second option;
and
in response to receiving the selection of the second option:
cause the display screen to redisplay to the player the game selection frame but not the track selection frame, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least the second game;
receive from the player a selection of the second game;
and
receive from the player a third wager, wherein the third wager corresponds to a playing of the second game.

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An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
a memory communicably coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon software instructions, in which the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, make the at least one processor operable to at least:
display to a player a game selection frame, wherein the game selection frame includes a plurality of games associated with pari-mutuel wagering;
receive from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of games;
based at least in part on receiving the selection of the first game, display to the player a track selection frame, wherein the track selection frame includes a plurality of tracks at which the first game is available for play;
receive from the player a selection of a first one of the plurality of tracks at which to play the first game;
receive from the player a first wager on a first event at the first track, wherein the first wager corresponds to the first game;
display to the player at least a first option and a second option, wherein:
a selection of the first option by the player allows the player to replay the first game at a track, different from the first track, without redisplaying to the player the game selection frame and as such, causes the track selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed track selection frame includes at least a second track, different from the first track, at which the first game is available for play;
and
a selection of the second option by the player allows the player to select a game, different from the first game, at the first track without redisplaying to the player the track selection frame and as such, causes the player to remain at the first track and further causes the game selection frame to be redisplayed to the player, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least a second game, different from the first game, that is available for play at the first track;
receive from the player a selection of the first option;
in response to receiving the selection of the first option
redisplay to the player the track selection frame but not the game selection frame, wherein the redisplayed track selection frame includes at least the second track;
receive from the player a selection of the second track;
and
receive from the player a second wager, wherein the second wager corresponds to a replaying of the first game;
receive from the player a selection of the second option;
and
in response to receiving the selection of the second option:
redisplay to the player the game selection frame but not the track selection frame, wherein the redisplayed game selection frame includes at least the second game;
receive from the player a selection of the second game;
and
receive from the player a third wager, wherein the third wager corresponds to a playing of the second game.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/616,779Filed 10 Jul 2003 · us provisional application
Priority: 10 Jul 2002
Published: US 2004/0009812 A115 Jan 2004
Granted: 28 Sep 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G07F 17/3288
Type of games: betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3209
Player-machine interfaces: input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
G07F 17/3211
Player-machine interfaces: display means