Method of lottery wagering on real-world events

摘要

Methods for direct wagering and lottery wagering on real-world events including outcomes based on fantasy sports league performance. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes selecting a set of variables, each variable representing a time-varying value capable of having a fixed value at a specified time. For each variable, the method includes selecting a range of values for the fixed value of the variable at the specified time, dividing the range of values into a set of n increments, randomly assigning a lottery number from a set of lottery numbers, 1 to n, to each increment, selecting a winning lottery number from the set of lottery numbers based on correlating the fixed value of the variable at the specified time with the increment associated with the winning lottery number; and determining a set of winning lottery numbers from the winning lottery numbers selected for each variable.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for lottery wagering comprising causing a computer, communicatively coupled to a computer network, to perform the steps of:
receiving, over the computer network, wagering data from each of a plurality of first lottery phase participants; entering the wagering data received from the first phase lottery participants into a first lottery phase; determining winning lottery data for the first lottery phase based upon the outcome of a first lottery event; determining one or more first lottery phase winners based on the first lottery phase participants whose wagering data matches the winning lottery data for the first lottery phase; awarding a prize to each of the one or more first lottery phase winners; entering the wagering data received from one or more of first lottery phase participants who are not also first lottery winners into a second lottery phase, in which the wagering data entered for each second lottery phase participant is the same wagering data received for the first lottery phase; determining winning lottery data for the second lottery phase based upon the outcome of a second lottery event, the second lottery event occurring at a time subsequent to the first lottery event; determining one or more second lottery phase winners based on the second lottery participants whose wagering data matches the winning lottery data for the second lottery phase; awarding a prize to each of the one or more second lottery phase winners.