WO2002056981A3 - Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event Download PDF

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WO2002056981A3
WO2002056981A3 PCT/US2002/001728 US0201728W WO02056981A3 WO 2002056981 A3 WO2002056981 A3 WO 2002056981A3 US 0201728 W US0201728 W US 0201728W WO 02056981 A3 WO02056981 A3 WO 02056981A3
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Hugo Pimienta
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3262—Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

The invention comprises a gaming environment that enables players to wager on the final disposition of a random chance event, such as the outcome of a simulated coin flip, the roll of a dice, or any other random chance event. The player sets a wager (102), registers an anticipated prediction such as heads or tails of the simulated coin flip (104), and then initiates the flipping of the coin via a gaming interface that is connected to a gaming engine (106). The player wins when the gaming engine determines that the registered anticipated outcome is the same as the final disposition of the coin (108). When the player wins the player receives an increase in the player's account balance equal to a certain percentage of the wagered amount minus any game fee (112, 114, 116). In the event that the registered prediction differs from the final disposition of the coin, the entire wagered amount is subtracted from the account balance (110). The random number generator provides players with odds akin to that of an actual coin flip. Thus, the odds of winning in accordance with one embodiment of the invention are mathematically fifty percent each time the user flips the simulated coin.
PCT/US2002/001728 2001-01-22 2002-01-22 Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event WO2002056981A2 (en)

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EP02707537A EP1363711A2 (en) 2001-01-22 2002-01-22 Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event
CA002481554A CA2481554A1 (en) 2001-01-22 2002-01-22 Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event
AU2002241938A AU2002241938A1 (en) 2001-01-22 2002-01-22 Method and apparatus for wagering on a random chance event

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