POINT AND/OR MONEY BASED GAMING
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a computing device, that a mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point wagering area;
in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the first location, enabling point wagering and disabling monetary wagering from the mobile device;
receiving, by the computing device from the mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second player against whom to place the challenge;
in response to receiving the challenge, identifying, by the computing device, the challenge to the second player;
receiving, by the computing device, an acceptance of the challenge from the second player;
in response to receiving the acceptance, forming, by the computing device, a wager between the first player and the second player based on the challenge;
adjusting, by the computing device, points in an account of a winning player of the challenge in response to determining the outcome of the challenge;
determining, by the computing device, mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary wagering area; and
in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the second location, enabling monetary wagering and disabling points wagering from the mobile device.
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Abstract
Some embodiments may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a computing device, that a mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point wagering area; in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the first location, enabling point wagering and disabling monetary wagering from the mobile device; receiving, by the computing device from the mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second player against whom to place the challenge; in response to receiving the challenge, identifying, by the computing device, the challenge to the second player; receiving, by the computing device, an acceptance of the challenge from the second player; in response to receiving the acceptance, forming, by the computing device, a wager between the first player and the second player based on the challenge; adjusting, by the computing device, points in an account of a winning player of the challenge in response to determining the outcome of the challenge; determining, by the computing device, mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary wagering area; and in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the second location, enabling monetary wagering and disabling points wagering from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus comprising:
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a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to; determine that a mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point wagering area; in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the first location, enable point wagering and disabling monetary wagering from the mobile device; receive, from the mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second player against whom to place the challenge; in response to receiving the challenge, identify the challenge to the second player; receive an acceptance of the challenge from the second player; in response to receiving the acceptance, form a wager between the first player and the second player based on the challenge; adjust points in an account of a winning player of the challenge in response to determining the outcome of the challenge; determine mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary wagering area; and in response to determining that the mobile device is located in the second location, enable monetary wagering and disable points wagering from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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Current AssigneeInteractive Games LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
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Original AssigneeCFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
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InventorsAmaitis, Lee, Williams, Paul, Glantz, Nolan
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current700/92
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CPC Class CodesA63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using...G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming...G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, can...
