| 摘要 |
A method to operate simultaneous races providing racecourses (10) printed on bet slips and scheduling draws of random numbers for racer advancements. On a bet slip, the player marks one selectable spot for a racer to start and none to scratch a racer, and also selects which forthcoming draws will be applicable to advance racers. Make-up bets can be placed between advancements. Besides, a 1-race bet winner can earn cash payoff or non-cashable credit to wager like cash. The ticket holder of a hanging multi-race bet has the option to trade in hanging credit for placing other bets. How to calculate advancement probabilities, winner credits, hanging credits and specific house edge formulas for payoffs will be provided. An automatic computer/video version of the game is included. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method to operate betting race games using random numbers, and allowing players to set up individual track lengths and to select run schedules and payoffs comprising:
providing a plurality of wagering machines connected to a control center data processing computer, providing a plurality of bet slips containing one or a plurality of racecourses,
on each said racecourse there are a plurality of numbered racers, each to advance on an individual track of spots with or without a fixed start spot, providing a plurality of numerals, providing one same numbered drawing device for each said numbered racer, which, whenever in action, will draw any one of said numerals equally probable at random, scheduling said numbered drawing devices to act, numbered as Draw #1, Draw #2, and so on, in general, Draw #n, in each said Draw #n, said numbered drawing devices being in action in natural order, firstly the number one, secondly the number two, and so on, till the last number, drawing activities and listings of drawn numerals being video displayed on monitors, allowing players to mark on a said track without said fixed start spot one said spot for a said racer to start, and no said spot to scratch a said racer, allowing players to mark on a said bet slip a draw interval in order to determine in which pace said Draw #n will be applied to advance said racers with a said fixed or marked start spot as many spots as said drawn numerals, allowing players to mark said bet slips to place bets comprising:
1-race credit simple bet: a selected racer will finish in the nth place or better to earn credit;1-race payoff simple bet: a selected racer will finish in the nth place or better to earn payoff;1-race credit exotic bet: two or more selected racers will finish in selected order to earn credit;1-race payoff exotic bet: two or more selected racers will finish in selected order to earn payoff;multi-race simple bet: in each race a selected racer will finish in the nth place or better to earn payoff;multi-race exotic bet: in each race two or more selected racers will finish in selected order to earn payoff; submitting marked said bet slips to said wagering machines for issuing bet tickets each with a said Draw #n assigned by said data processing computer to start the first advancements followed by subsequent advancements according to marked said draw intervals, determining finishing orders and winners of races on said bet tickets, providing method to derive formulas for calculating winning probabilities, calculating winner credits based on bet amounts and winning probabilities, allowing said winner credits of said 1-race credit bets to be used like cash to place bets, using said winner credit modified by house edge to calculate payoff of each said 1-race payoff bet, using said winner credit modified by house edge to calculate payoff of each said multi-race bet. |
