摘要:
A parlay card sweepstakes opportunity is presented to a player via a web site hosted by a computer system. The parlay card sweepstakes opportunity may include one or more player-selectable parameters for the selection of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards associated with the sweepstakes opportunity. The pre-populated parlay cards may be stored in a data store that is accessed upon receiving a parameter selection from the player. The pre-populated parlay cards include a plurality of events as well as predicted outcomes for these events. A particular pre-populated parlay card may be selected from the plurality of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards and presented to the player via the web site. Actual outcome information regarding events included in the pre-populated parlay card may then be received and a prize may be presented to the player based a combined actual outcome of the plurality of events included on the pre-populated parlay card
摘要:
A “Pick the Board” game allows players to compete for cash prizes by selecting (either manually or automatically through a “quick pick”) the winners of an entire week's (or other time period's) worth of designated sporting events, such as football games, basketball games, baseball games, etc. Importantly, participants are not charged any entry fee for participating in the game and winners receive cash prizes.
摘要:
An on-line poker tournament that will conclude within a time period specified by the tournament organizer, or nearly so, regardless of the number of participants. Registered players are forced “all in” for one or more hands of poker until only a predetermined number of players (or fewer) remain. Thereafter, the remaining players are permitted to play against one another in conventional play, until a predetermined time before a designated end time of the tournament. At that time, players are forced all in for each hand until an overall tournament winner is determined. In this way, the tournament completes at the specified end time (or nearly so).
摘要:
Systems and methods for conducting on-line tournaments, and in particular such tournaments as permit participants to receive prizes without having to place wagers. Participants are permitted to enroll in an on-line tournament pool and submit tokens. The tokens act as each respective participant's prediction regarding the outcome of one or more events associated with a sporting event or other contest. Tokens may be completed “brackets” representing a participant's prediction of winners of all games in various rounds of a sporting event, or partially completed brackets representing the participant's prediction of winners of only some games thereof. Cash prizes are awarded for top scoring participants but no wagers or entry fees of any kind are accepted from or required to be paid by the participants.
摘要:
Systems and methods for conducting on-line tournaments, and in particular such tournaments as permit participants to receive prizes without having to place wagers. Participants are permitted to enroll in an on-line tournament pool and submit tokens. The tokens act as each respective participant's prediction regarding the outcome of one or more events associated with a sporting event or other contest. Tokens may be completed “brackets” representing a participant's prediction of winners of all games in various rounds of a sporting event, or partially completed brackets representing the participant's prediction of winners of only some games thereof. Cash prizes are awarded for top scoring participants but no wagers or entry fees of any kind are accepted from or required to be paid by the participants.
摘要:
A parlay card sweepstakes opportunity is presented to a player via a web site hosted by a computer system. The parlay card sweepstakes opportunity may include one or more player-selectable parameters for the selection of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards associated with the sweepstakes opportunity. The pre-populated parlay cards may be stored in a data store that is accessed upon receiving a parameter selection from the player. The pre-populated parlay cards include a plurality of events as well as predicted outcomes for these events. A particular pre-populated parlay card may be selected from the plurality of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards and presented to the player via the web site. Actual outcome information regarding events included in the pre-populated parlay card may then be received and a prize may be presented to the player based a combined actual outcome of the plurality of events included on the pre-populated parlay card.
摘要:
Systems and methods for conducting on-line tournaments, and in particular such tournaments as permit participants to receive prizes without having to place wagers. Participants are permitted to enroll in an on-line tournament pool and submit tokens. The tokens act as each respective participant's prediction regarding the outcome of one or more events associated with a sporting event or other contest. Tokens may be completed “brackets” representing a participant's prediction of winners of all games in various rounds of a sporting event, or partially completed brackets representing the participant's prediction of winners of only some games thereof. Cash prizes are awarded for top scoring participants but no wagers or entry fees of any kind are accepted from or required to be paid by the participants.
摘要:
A parlay card sweepstakes opportunity is presented to a player via a web site hosted by a computer system. The parlay card sweepstakes opportunity may include one or more player-selectable parameters for the selection of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards associated with the sweepstakes opportunity. The pre-populated parlay cards may be stored in a data store that is accessed upon receiving a parameter selection from the player. The pre-populated parlay cards include a plurality of events as well as predicted outcomes for these events. A particular pre-populated parlay card may be selected from the plurality of previously generated pre-populated parlay cards and presented to the player via the web site. Actual outcome information regarding events included in the pre-populated parlay card may then be received and a prize may be presented to the player based a combined actual outcome of the plurality of events included on the pre-populated parlay card.
摘要:
An on-line squares game allows players to compete for cash prizes based on point-qualifying activities (e.g., team scores) of a designated event (e.g., a sporting event), without said players being charged an entry fee for participating in the squares game. Players may select or are assigned to squares of a game board, each square being associated with a point pair representing points accumulated by competing teams in the designated sporting event on the basis of the point-qualifying activities thereof. The prizes are awarded to those players associated with squares having point pairs representative of an outcome of the point-qualifying activities of the designated sporting event. The point pairs, players and/or teams are assigned to the game board on the basis of outcomes of a pseudo-random number generator.
摘要:
Players are allowed to play in on-line tournaments at dates and times of their own choosing, within established tournament boundaries, for a predetermined length of time. More generally, players each compete for a fixed period of time, tplay, within tournament date/time boundaries, tstart and tend. The tournament winner is that player who attains a best score during the tournament. Participation is free of charge.