WO2009120869A3 - Method and system for facilitating inter-player wagering in conjunction with a base game - Google Patents

Method and system for facilitating inter-player wagering in conjunction with a base game Download PDF

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WO2009120869A3
WO2009120869A3 PCT/US2009/038410 US2009038410W WO2009120869A3 WO 2009120869 A3 WO2009120869 A3 WO 2009120869A3 US 2009038410 W US2009038410 W US 2009038410W WO 2009120869 A3 WO2009120869 A3 WO 2009120869A3
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player
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James Cornelius Ii Barnes
Felicia Germani
Thomas J. Napolitano
Mark Truman
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Gtech Corporation
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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
    • G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
    • G07F17/3274—Games involving multiple players wherein the players cooperate, e.g. team-play
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/329—Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating a multi-player and inter-player competitive wagering game in conjunction with a base game, such as a traditional wagering game such as Keno or other online lottery games. A group of players may all participate in the traditional wager game as a group, and the player in the group who has the best result in the base game may be awarded all or part of the total group winnings from the base lottery game.
PCT/US2009/038410 2008-03-26 2009-03-26 Method and system for facilitating inter-player wagering in conjunction with a base game WO2009120869A2 (en)

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US12/411,853 US20090247256A1 (en) 2008-03-26 2009-03-26 Method and system for facilitating inter-player wagering in conjunction with a base game

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