WO2001063573A2 - Method of choosing and distributing enhanced odds - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method offering more interesting casino type games to players by distributing them enhanced odds. This method is particularly applied to in wagering games played on electronic gaming devices, such as electronic Poker machines.
- jackpots One particular method used by gaming area managers to attract players consists to offering big prizes also known as jackpots. This method consists generally to award the progressive jackpot when a player yields a particularly rare winning combination. To increase faster the value of the progressive jackpot, a common technique is to link electronic gaming devices offering the same game on a network. Therefore, the value of the progressive jackpot grows in regards to the number of plays in the game on all the gaming devices of the network. Then, the jackpot is awarded to the first electronic gaming device of the network yielding the winning combination.
- Another method widely used by casino managers to attract players consists of awarding points transferable to services offered by the casino.
- To acquire points players must possess a VIP card on which points will be credited in regards to their plays.
- the number of points varies in regards to different characteristics of the plays: the amounts played, the games played, the moment played, etc. Nevertheless, to acquire an interesting number of points, players must play a lot of money. Consequently, it does not succeed in interesting players who do not want to bet too much during their time at the casino.
- Another strategy to keep players playing longer used by game designers is to create new games continuously presenting more innovative new bonuses , more high-quality graphics, more animations, more sounds, etc. Therefore, these features are there to create an atmosphere, a unique and interesting game environment. But, as interesting as these features are, they require time and money to develop. Furthermore, they require more and more powerful gaming devices to play them. Moreover, when players have seen all the possible bonuses in the game, they frequently lose interest for the game. Consequently, game designers needs to continually develop new games presenting new bonuses, new graphics, new animations, ...
- a different method used to attract players is to offer to place side bets on other options of their favorite game.
- An example of that consists of offering to players to place a side bet on the number of consecutive wins they can attain in a blackjack game.
- the game is not changed.
- this is not an additional attraction to the game.
- some players see in the side bet other additional prizes and therefore new interest for the game.
- the strategies and rules of the game are slightly changed. Therefore, it can frustrate some players.
- This interest is not linked to a whole new environment of play; it does not create a new atmosphere of play.
- Another possible way to play is on live tables, such as Poker, Blackjack, or Craps games. These games have the advantage of offering a social aspect. Players sit together at a table. When a player wins, other players have the possibility to congratulate him, to envy him, and therefore to take part of his success.
- the disadvantages of these games played in common are that players can not play at their rhythm.
- the invention offers a method of playing wagering games improving the pleasure players feel when playing the game, and consequently keeping them playing longer. More precisely, the method of play is applied on electronic gaming devices offering players all the freedom of play in addition to the anonymity they want. Furthermore, the method can be implemented on players' favorite games without changing the rules of the game. The method of play allows to award interesting prizes without awarding these prizes as rarely as progressive jackpots do.
- Another object is to offer a method of playing a game offering a social aspect shareable by many players at a time. Another object is to increase the suspense of the game by offering players to win new prizes having interesting values.
- An additional object is to offer a new unpredictable aspect to the game that will keep players on the edge of their chair during the time they will play the game.
- the final object of the invention resulting of the other objects above is to offer to players a game offering them more pleasure, consequently keeping them playing longer than regular games.
- the invention is a method of choosing and distributing sets of enhanced odds.
- This method consists in its preferred embodiment of: 1) linking numerous electronic gaming devices, such as electronic Poker machines, on a network, 2) gathering a percentage of all the bets played on the electronic gaming devices such as progressive jackpots, 3) using a process depending basically on randomness to distribute for at least one play to at least one electronic gaming device a set of enhanced odds, and 4) using the amount gathered to pay prizes awarded with these sets of enhanced odds to consequently have no influence on the payout of the game.
- This method has been developed for a local area network linking numerous electronic gaming devices in different gaming areas such as casino floors and bingo halls.
- a predetermined criterion corresponding at a minimum available value of the enhanced odds account according to the kept percentage of the bets played on the electronic gaming device is attained, one device is selected with a random process to offer an enhanced play, i.e. a play offering a set of enhanced odds.
- the electronic gaming device displays the enhanced odds to inform the player of an enhanced play, therefore increasing the suspense regarding the game.
- the prize is paid in part from the regular odds of the game and in part by the value of available enhanced odds account, therefore the distribution of sets of enhanced odds do not influence the payout of the game.
- Others criterions influencing the distribution of sets of enhanced odds can be determined like a minimum period, randomly determined period, or a randomly determined number of plays between two selections of devices, multiple sequential enhanced plays on one electronic gaming device, distribution of a set of enhanced odds from a bank of predetermined sets of enhanced odds, wherein the distributed set of enhanced odds is randomly chosen in regards to criterions, etc.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of an environment of play comprising numerous electronic gaming devices for the method of choosing and distributing enhanced odds
- Fig. 2 is a block diagram according to the corresponding embodiment
- Fig. 3 is a flow chart according to the corresponding embodiment
- Fig. 4 is another flow chart for the present invention according to the corresponding embodiment
- Fig. 5 is another block diagram according to the another corresponding embodiment presented below;
- Fig. 6 is a flow chart according to the corresponding embodiment
- Fig. 7 is a block diagram according to the corresponding embodiment with a roulette game.
- Fig. 8 is a block diagram according to the corresponding embodiment with an Internet based game.
- the gaming environment offering a preferred embodiment constructed in accordance with the method of the present invention is schematically shown on the figure 1. It consists to a network linking numerous electronic gaming devices 2. Furthermore, a network manager 4 controls the information on the network. The network also comprises most of the time other devices 6 such as jackpot displays, players tracking devices, clerk system managers, etc. For exemplary purpose, the game played on these electronic gaming devices 2 is a Poker game.
- a part of the tasks of the network manager is, like with progressive jackpots, to gather information from the electronic gaming devices regarding their plays. More precisely, the network manager gathers information regarding the plays and bets in the game implemented with the method of distributing enhanced odds. Furthermore, the network manager accumulates a predetermined percentage of the bets in an available enhanced odds account.
- the network manager When the value of the available enhanced odds account reaches a predetermined amount, the network manager is ready to distribute a set of enhanced odds for one play to one electronic gaming device.
- the preferred way to distribute a set of enhanced odds i.e. an enhanced play, is to choose by a random process one of the electronic gaming devices actually playing the game while choosing the device. Afterwards, the network manager sends to the selected electronic gaming device the information regarding the enhanced play (i.e. flag data for identifying the enhanced odds).
- the regular odds of the game are replaced by the enhanced odds. More precisely, the only odds replaced are the one being changed. In the preferred way, only the higher winning combinations have enhanced odds, the others stays unchanged in regards to the odds of a regular Poker game. Thus any desired winning combination or other game event may be selected to enjoy enhanced odds (or an enhanced payout) as determined by the flag data.
- the network manager chooses another electronic gaming device to distribute a set of enhanced odds.
- the network manager waits a variable period of time or number of plays before choosing a new electronic gaming device, therefore, rendering the distribution of enhanced odds less predictable.
- an additional feature is to choose the set of enhanced odds distributed form a bank of different sets. Accordingly, the distribution of enhanced plays is even less predictable, resulting in increasing the suspense regarding enhanced plays.
- a way of determining the sets of enhanced odds is to enhance the winning outcomes in regards to common objects in regards to these outcomes. Outcomes associated with a common strategy of play can be enhanced together, therefore driving the strategy used by players during these enhanced plays. However, depending on the enhanced plays received from time to time, the optimal strategy of play will change.
- a modification of the electronic gaming devices has object to inform surrounding players of devices being distributed enhanced plays of the enhanced play.
- the modification consists to add or use a system actually present on the electronic gaming device to inform surrounding players that enhanced plays are distributed.
- This system can consists to highlighting a light sign on top of the electronic gaming device when an enhanced play begins. This way, surrounding players have the possibility to take part of the thrill of the lucky player.
- surrounding players by informing surrounding players of the distribution of enhanced plays, they see that the distribution of enhanced odds is a feature frequently distributed, and therefore a feature they can hit times to times.
- the selection of electronic gaming devices is made the way further described. Criteria in regards to the available enhanced odds account and the environment of play are evaluated. In the case of the criteria successfully evaluated on the network, a random selection process is used to select one device from all the electronic gaming devices on the network. On all the unselected devices are played regular plays; therefore plays that do not differ from the usual. However, on the selected device, a display shown on the screen of the device informs the lucky player of the next play offering enhanced odds. Afterwards, the player plays the same game with the same rules, however with a set of enhanced odds rather than with the regular odds. At the end of the play, the final outcome is evaluated to award a prize if it corresponds to a winning combination.
- the prize won is calculated in regards to the set of enhanced odds. Afterwards, the prize won is displayed on the screen and credited to the player. The portion of the prize according to the enhanced odds alone is withdrawn from the available enhanced odds account. Then, the odds return to their regular values for the following plays, therefore displaying the regular odds. Afterwards, the player has the possibility to play a new play by placing a new bet without enhanced odds. In the case of a play yielding a losing outcome, the odds return to their regular values and a new play is available on the device, and so without awarding any prize to the player.
- the best way to determine a delay between distributions of two enhanced plays is to leave a random number of plays in a range from 16 to 24 between each distribution of enhanced plays. With variable number of plays between distributions of enhanced plays, players see the distribution of enhanced plays less predictable. Furthermore, by considering numerous plays between two distributions of enhanced odds, it is possible that the same device receives enhanced odds without any other electronic gaming device receiving one within the lapse of time between the enhanced plays. It is also possible for an electronic gaming device to play two (2) enhanced plays without any regular play between them. This way, players do not see any reason of changing of electronic gaming device or to desert the one they are actually playing on after playing an enhanced play. Statistically, there are no more chances for the next enhanced play to be played on their actual device than on any other device offering the same game.
- the preferred way to distribute enhanced plays is that the network manager distributes different sets of enhanced odds. More precisely, in this example of a Poker game, one of the predetermined sets of enhanced odds is that only the four best Poker hands have enhancement in their odds. This choice permits to have better enhancement of the odds and less frequent withdraws from the available enhanced odds account. Therefore, it results to a more appealing game for players. Furthermore, it permits to distribute enhanced odds more frequently in regards to less frequent withdraw from the available enhanced odds account. Moreover, by placing only enhancements to odds of winning combinations having low probability to be yield, the suspense regarding the enhanced game is even more important. TABLE 1 following hereafter shows the normal odds and a first set of enhanced odds on an electronic gaming device for this example of a Poker game constructed with these characteristics.
- Another criterion to look at for distribution of enhanced plays on electronic gaming device is to evaluate distribution in regards to the lapse of time between two (2) distributions of enhanced plays.
- This criterion has the advantage of offering more regularity in regards to distributions of enhanced plays in term of delay between them. Moreover, it avoids players to think that some periods of the day are good for plays offering enhanced odds and others periods are bad.
- the delay between two (2) distributions is directly related to the number of plays played per hour. Therefore, periods of low occupancy see longer delay between distributions. Consequently, some periods of the day are seen as bad periods in regards to enhanced plays.
- operators will avoid bad periods in which the electronic gaming devices are deserted.
- a credit controller 8 allows players to insert credits in the gaming device.
- the number of credits is continuously displayed 10 concurrently to the insertion of credits and the choice of a bet value by players.
- the information according to the bet is transmitted to the account controller 12, therefore increasing the account value along with a predetermined percentage of the bet.
- a game authorization is sent to the game controller 14, therefore allowing the play to begin.
- the play is then played, displayed by the display controller 10 to the final outcome. Then, the final outcome is evaluated 16 in regards to a regular prize to award to the player.
- the prize is awarded 18 to the player by the credit controller 8 and also displayed 10 on the screen of the gaming device.
- the outcome evaluation controller 16 receives from time to time information regarding enhanced odds from the account controller 12. When receiving information form the account controller 12, the value of some outcomes are enhanced. Afterwards, if a prize is awarded by the prize awarding controller 18, a portion of the enhanced prize is remove from the account by the account controller 12 to keep enhanced odds from influencing the regular payout of the game.
- Figure 3 is a flow chart presenting the steps of playing on an electronic gaming device using this method. These steps are relatively similar to ones on regular electronic Poker machines.
- a player inserts credits 20 in the gaming device for further use to bet on the game.
- the player can cash out the credits 24 from the device.
- the player sees or not appearing on the screen enhanced odds 28. If the player sees enhanced odds, the players knows that some outcomes have better value than usually. However, if the player does not see enhanced odds appearing on the screen of the gaming device, the player does not lose anything, it is still an interesting game.
- the player plays a play of that game 30 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcomes is evaluated in regards to the prize to award 32 to the player. Then, the prize is awarded 38, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play. If there is enhanced odds, the player plays an enhanced play of that game 34 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcomes is evaluated in regards to the prize to award 36 to the player according to the enhanced odds. Then, the prize is awarded 38, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play.
- stand alone electronic gaming devices are installed in a common location. However, no network links them. Nevertheless, the devices can offer enhanced odds to players. Each of the electronic gaming devices is processed individually.
- the same kind of criteria are use to determine the moment to offer enhanced plays on an electronic device.
- the difference resides in the fact that only the moment has to be determined, not the device.
- the screen of the electronic gaming device displays the enhanced odds
- the player plays his plays to the final outcome
- the prize is awarded to the player according to the outcome and the odds associated with the outcome in the enhanced play.
- the following plays presents enhanced odds or not.
- the next play is a regular play.
- Figure 2 presents in a block diagram for the above embodiment.
- a credit controller 8 allows players to insert credits in the gaming device.
- the number of credits is continuously displayed 10 concurrently to the insertion of credits and the choice of a bet value by players.
- the information according to the bet is transmitted to the local account controller 12, therefore increasing the account value along with a predetermined percentage of the bet of the gaming device.
- a game authorization is sent to the game controller 14, therefore allowing the play to begin.
- the play is then played, displayed by the display controller 10 to the final outcome.
- the final outcome is evaluated 16 in regards to a regular prize to award to the player.
- the prize is awarded 18 to the player by the credit controller 8 and also displayed 10 on the screen of the gaming device.
- the outcome evaluation controller 16 receives from time to time information regarding enhanced odds from the account controller 12. When receiving information form the account controller 12, the value of some outcomes are enhanced. Afterwards, if a prize is awarded by the prize awarding controller 18, a portion of the enhanced prize is remove from the account by the account controller 12 to keep enhanced odds from influencing the regular payout of the game.
- figure 4 presents the steps of playing on an electronic gaming device with the above embodiment. This steps comprises the verification of not allowing players to win enhanced prizes two plays straight.
- Figure 4 illustrate with a flow chart the steps of playing on an electronic gaming device using this method.
- a player inserts credits 40 in the gaming device for further use to bet on the game.
- the player can cash out the credits 46 from the device, therefore returning automatically the odds to the regular odds 48 for a new player 50.
- the player sees or not appearing on the screen enhanced odds 52.
- the player sees enhanced odds, the players knows that some outcomes have better value than usually. However, if the player does not see enhanced odds appearing on the screen of the gaming device, the player does not lose anything, it is still an interesting game. If there is no enhanced odds, the player plays a play of that game 62 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcomes is evaluated in regards to the prize to award 64 to the player. Then, the prize is awarded 60, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play. If there is enhanced odds, the player plays an enhanced play of that game 54 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcomes is evaluated in regards to the prize to award 56 to the player according to the enhanced odds.
- the prize is awarded 60, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play. And if the prize awarded is an enhanced prize, the following play become automatically a regular play 66. However, if the player did not succeed to yield an outcome corresponding to an enhanced prize, the number of available enhanced plays decrease from one play 58.
- Another embodiment consists of a network of electronic gaming devices playing the same Poker game.
- the network manager gathers information concerning the plays on the different electronic gaming devices. More precisely, the network manager accumulates a predetermined percentage of all the bets placed in the game on all the electronic gaming devices in one available enhanced odds account. Afterwards, depending on a random process of selection and on criteria similar to the ones utilized in the above embodiments, the network manager determines numerous electronic gaming devices to take part of a series of enhanced sprint plays. In this series of enhanced sprint plays, the available enhanced odds account is associated to one particular winning combination, therefore one highly enhanced odd. To win the amount corresponding to the value of available enhanced odds account, players must yield the particular winning combination determined above on their own electronic gaming device.
- the first to yield the winning combination is awarded a prize based on the value of the available enhanced odds account, the others nothing.
- electronic gaming devices taking part of the series of enhanced sprint plays offer the possibility to win the same regular prizes that in regular plays. Therefore, players do not lose any advantages of the regular game by taking part of the series of enhanced sprint plays.
- the value of the available prize decreases in regards to the number of plays played by the whole group of electronic gaming devices taking part to the series of enhanced sprint plays from the beginning of the series to the moment the winning combination is yielded.
- Another way is to decrease the available prize in regards to the time between the beginning of the series of enhanced sprint plays and the moment the prize is won. Therefore, players see two (2) reasons to yield the winning combination as fast as possible: 1 ) to be the one winning the prize before anyone else yields the particular combination, and 2) to win it when the value of the prize is still interesting.
- a proposition for this embodiment is to use a special light on top of the electronic gaming devices that are highlighted when the electronic gaming device takes part to a series of enhanced sprint plays. This way, players around them have the possibility to see that a competition is actually running and to encourage the players taking part to the competition. Moreover, players participating to the competition have the possibility to see each other and to render the competition personal. It creates a social atmosphere around this game hardly compared to any other game.
- Figure 5 presents a schematic representation with a block diagram of this third embodiment.
- the different controllers are divided in three categories: the ones of the device no.1 , the ones of the network, and the ones of the device no.2.
- the block diagram of figure 5 presents credit controller 68 for all the participating gaming devices.
- a predetermined percentage of the bets are accumulated by the account controller 78 on the network.
- players can play 70 a play of the game on their respective gaming devices.
- the outcomes are evaluated 72 in regards to award a prize 74 to the player.
- the value of the prize is displayed 76 on the screen the respective gaming device.
- the account controller 78 selects a number of at least two gaming devices to participate to a series of enhanced sprint plays. When it appends, the account controller 78 transmits information to the selected gaming devices regarding the outcome awarding an enhanced prize. Therefore, players plays 70 regular plays on their gaming devices until one outcome evaluation controller 72a or 72b sees the particular outcome. Afterwards, the corresponding prize controller 74a or 74b award the enhanced prize according to the information received from the account controller 78. Then, the account controller 78 decreases the value of the account according to the part of the enhanced prize depending from the series of enhanced sprint plays.
- Figure 6 presents in a flow chart the steps of playing according to the embodiment above.
- a player inserts credits 80 in the gaming device for further use to bet on the game.
- the player can cash out the credits 84 from the device.
- the player sees or not appearing on the screen a message informing him about an actual series of enhanced sprint plays 88. If the player participates to a series of enhanced sprint plays, the player knows that one outcome have better value than usually, furthermore a value that can be compared to a jackpot.
- the player does not see any information concerning a series of enhanced spring plays appearing on the screen of the gaming device, the player does not lose anything, it is still an interesting game. If there is no series of enhanced sprint plays, the player plays a play of that game 104 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcomes is evaluated in regards to the prize to award 106 to the player. Then, the prize is awarded 108, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play. If there is a series of enhanced sprint plays, the player plays an enhanced play of that game 90 to its final outcome. Afterwards, the outcome is evaluated 92 first in regards to the particular outcome to yield in the series of sprint plays, then in regards to the prize to award 94 to the player.
- a sprint prize is awarded 94 and the sprint plays are stopped 96 for the following plays on the actual device, and on all the devices participating to the series of enhanced sprint plays. If the outcome yielded is not the particular outcome according to the series of enhanced sprint plays, a regular prize is evaluated according to the outcome 98 and awarded 100, credited in the bank of the player, who can play a new play. Then, the value of the sprint prize is decreases 102 according to the criteria used to encourage players to yielded as fast as possible the particular outcome of the series of enhanced sprint plays. Afterwards, the player must place a new bet 86 to play a new play 90 or 104 according to the sprint prize being awarded or not.
- Another embodiment consists of giving chances to win the value of the available enhanced account to multiple players concurrently like in the embodiment above. Furthermore, the embodiment consists of letting players gather points in a series of plays. The prize is awarded to the player who is determined in regards to the time, the number of plays used to gather the number of points needed, or to the player having gathered the most points during the series of plays.
- the preferred competition style embodiment is the one described previously. This embodiment is easier to play and to comprehend for players. Players do not need to play series of plays. They can win at their first play in the enhanced sprint plays.
- a totally different embodiment consists to a random based game demanding no strategy from players.
- the game is a roulette game played on a network with numerous playing terminals disposed in different locations.
- players place their bets on their own playing terminals.
- a dealer places the ball on the roulette.
- the image of the roulette is transmitted to players simultaneously to the act on the gaming interface of their terminals.
- the bets are frozen on the players' terminals as soon as the ball placed by the dealer goes under a predetermined speed, therefore rendering impossible for players to add new bets.
- the final position of the ball on a particular area of the roulette decides the final outcome of the game.
- they win prizes or lose their bets.
- a player has placed numerous bets, he can concurrently win prizes and lose bets.
- a network manager records the players' bets and accumulates in an available enhanced odds account a predetermined percentage of these bets.
- an available enhanced odds account a predetermined percentage of these bets.
- one player sees appearing on the screen of his playing terminal a set of enhanced odds. This set of enhanced odds appears just before the moment when the dealer places the ball on the roulette, resulting of offering only a short delay to the lucky player for placing new bets in regards to the enhanced odds displayed on the terminal screen. Furthermore, it avoids the lucky player to place calculated new bets regarding these enhanced odds and his bets placed before the appearance of the enhanced odds.
- the player receives enhanced prizes or not.
- the amounts of the prizes awarded to the player beyond the normal prizes are withdrawn from the available enhanced odds account.
- a new playing terminal is randomly selected in regards to predetermined criteria to receive a set of enhanced odds. And so on without influencing the individual payoffs of the different playing terminals.
- Figure 7 illustrates with a block diagram this new embodiment.
- the terminal credit controller 106 receives the bets on each terminal.
- the bet controller 108 of each terminal records the bets placed by players.
- the bet controllers 108 also send information concerning the bets to an account controller 116.
- the central game controller 118 plays the roulette game.
- the game controller 118 transmits information to all bet controller 108, resulting of freezing the bets and therefore blocking the possibility for players to place new bets.
- the game controller 118 transmits the outcome to the outcome evaluation controller 110 of each terminal.
- the account controller 116 randomly selects a terminal to display 114 enhanced odds in a short delay before the game controller 118 transmits the order of freezing the bets.
- the outcome evaluation controller 110 determines the winning bets and the value of these winnings according to both regular odds that are not modified by the account controller 116 and the enhanced odds.
- the prizes are awarded 112 to the player and displayed 114 as the win value on the play screen of the gaming terminal.
- the terminal credit controller 106, the bet controller 108 and the prize awarding controller transmit all changes of information to the display controller 114.
- the account controller 116 transmits information to the display controller 114 only concerning the changes of odds according to the enhanced odds.
- a different embodiment here relates to gambling sites on the Internet.
- the embodiment consists to offering players a Blackjack game with a side bet possibility.
- This side bet is divided in two (2) different accounts common for all players; a progressive jackpot account and an enhanced odds account. Each of these two accounts takes a different percentage of the side bet such as the progressive jackpot account taking seventy-five percent (75%) and the enhanced odds account taking twenty-five percent (25%) of the side bets.
- By placing side bets players are informed that they can obtain enhanced odds on some plays. As example, they can receive twenty (20) times the regular prize for a Blackjack when they are playing an enhanced play. If they succeed to yield a blackjack, the enhanced prize is credited to their personal account on the game site.
- the players are informed that they are playing an enhanced play only after placing their bets. Therefore, players cannot take advantage of the situation. Furthermore, it encourages them to place interesting bets in foresee of an enhanced play.
- Similar criteria as the ones described above are applied to determine which and when players are being offered enhanced odds. These criteria can be for this embodiment a random selection of the player, criteria based on play factors such as the player's bet history and other information related to the player's profile, etc. Another criterion not based on any random process is to give to players a set of enhanced odds each time they accumulate a predetermined amount of bets. Therefore, the last criterion encourages players to bet more.
- FIG 8 illustrate with a block diagram this particular embodiment.
- players used their personal computers 120.
- players communicate with their favorite Internet gambling site 122 offering the method of choosing and distributing enhanced odds.
- they identify themselves and give an authorization by a personal authorization number or something else to their personal account controller 124 to give access to the account to the gambling site 122.
- it allows the gambling site 122 to remove the value of the player's bet from the account and to deposit player's prizes in the account.
- players place bets of two kinds, regular bets and side bets.
- the regular bet is used to play the game.
- the side bet is used in part to increase a progressive jackpot that can only be won be players who place side bets.
- the progressive jackpot is managed by a progressive jackpot controller 126.
- Another part of the side bet is managed by an enhanced odds account controller 128.
- This controller 128 increase the enhanced odds account with its part of the side bets placed at the gambling site 122 and decrease its value in regards to the enhanced prizes awarded by this same gambling site 122.
- the gambling site 122 must receive information from the selection controller 130 about the choice of the player receiving enhanced odds. This choice is transmitted via the identification of the player.
- the enhanced odds value is also transmitted to the gambling site.
- the selection controller 130 always keep tracks of the active players via a list of player codes, or player identifications transmitted by the gambling site 122. Therefore, the selection controller 130 can avoid selecting a player who is not actually playing on the gambling site 122.
- the gambling site 122 to transmit additional information concerning the players, therefore to select also in regards to the history of play of the players as an example.
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