| 摘要 |
A fantasy sports league application is operated on a computerized device for managing a bet relating to statistics of a sporting event. The statistics may relate to a team, position, play, or player. The terms of the bet may be defined relating to a bet amount, bet type, scoring procedure, and/or duration. The bet may be created by a creator using an interface. A user may view and accept the bet, and may also make a counteroffer. Users may create and join leagues and private groups. The bet may be confirmed when the creator and the user agree on terms. Funds relating to the bet may be collected and dispersed. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for managing a simulation sports game relating to statistics of a sporting event using a fantasy betting application, wherein the fantasy betting application comprises rules managed by a rules engine and stored in a database included in a computerized device with a processor and memory, the method comprising:
creating a bet to define a created bet by
defining conditions of the bet including a bet duration,defining terms of the bet including a bet amount and a bet subject relating to the sporting event and comprising at least one of a team, a position, a play, and a player, anddefining limitations of a counteroffer, wherein the limitations of the counteroffer include a range of allowable values corresponding to the terms of the bet; posting the created bet to define a posted bet by
authorizing the created bet for posting by selectively analyzing the created bet for compliance with the rules stored in the database, anddisplaying, upon determination of compliance with the rules, the terms of the created bet using a first interface; creating the counteroffer to define a created counteroffer by
negotiating terms of the counteroffer by transmitting a question related to the created bet and receiving a respective response related to the question,defining conditions of the counteroffer including a counteroffer duration, anddefining the terms of the counteroffer, wherein the terms of the counteroffer are selected from the limitations of the counteroffer, and include a counteroffer amount and a counteroffer subject relating to the sporting event and comprising at least one of a team, a position, a play, and a player; posting the created counteroffer to define a posted counteroffer by
authorizing the created counteroffer for posting by selectively analyzing the created counteroffer for compliance with the rules stored in the database, anddisplaying, upon determination of compliance with the rules, the terms of the created counteroffer using a second interface; initiating the simulation sports game to define a confirmed bet by
receiving acceptance of one of the posted bet and the posted counteroffer; wherein the rules comprise allowance criteria for at least one of a bet value, a bet type, and scoring procedure; wherein the bet value defines criteria for valuation of winning the simulation sports game; wherein the bet type defines criteria for determining a winner of the simulation sports game; wherein the scoring procedure defines a measurement of the statistics of the sporting event using the criteria for determining the winner of the simulation sports game; wherein the steps of creating the bet, posting the created bet, creating the counteroffer and posting the created counteroffer are carried out using the computerized device. |
