Granted Patent B2

US 8,177,644 · App. 12/377,531 · Granted May 15, 2012

Abstract

Claims (58)

1. A method of conducting a wagering game having a fantasy-sports feature on a gaming system, the method comprising:

receiving a wager from a user to play the wagering game;

creating, via user selection, a roster having one or more players;

displaying on a display of the gaming system the created roster;

determining a projected team score for the created roster;

determining an actual team score for the created roster;

calculating a ratio for the actual team score to the projected team score; and

providing an award to the user if the calculated ratio meets a predetermined criterion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined criterion is the calculated ratio being a value equal to or exceeding one.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating a roster comprises:

determining a salary for each player of the one or more players;

computing an overall salary by adding the salaries for each player of the one or more players; and

determining that the overall salary is less than or equal to a salary cap value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a projected team score comprises calculating an average score of the one or more players.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio is calculated in real time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined criteria is the calculated ratio being a value exceeding a ratio calculated for a house-selected roster having one or more house-selected players.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

communicating the created roster to an odds maker; and

adjusting a handicap value based on the created roster.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of the award is increased or decreased commensurate with the value of the ratio.

9. A gaming machine comprising:

a value input device configured to receive a wager;

a roster input device configured to receive a roster selection from a user, the roster having one or more players;

a display configured to display the roster; and

a controller operative to:

determine a projected team score for the selected roster,

determine an actual team score for the selected roster,

calculate a ratio for the actual team score to the projected team score, and

award an award to the user if the calculated ratio meets a predetermined criterion.

10. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined criterion is the calculated ratio being a value equal to or exceeding one.

11. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further operative to:

determine a salary for each player of the one or more players on the roster,

compute an overall salary of the roster by adding the salaries for each player of the one or more players, and

determine if the overall salary is less than or equal to a salary cap value.

12. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the projected team score comprises an average score of the one or more players.

13. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the ratio is calculated in real time.

14. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined criteria is the calculated ratio being a value exceeding a ratio calculated for a house-selected roster having one or more house-selected players.

15. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:

determining a projected score for each player of a plurality of players;

receiving a wager from a user to play the wagering game;

creating, via user selection, a roster having one or more players from the plurality of players;

displaying on a display of the gaming machine the created roster;

calculating a projected team score for the created roster using the projected scores for each player on the created roster;

determining an actual team score for the created roster;

comparing the actual team score to the projected team score; and

providing an award to the user if the actual team score meets a predetermined criterion.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined criterion is the actual team score exceeding the projected team score by at least a predetermined amount.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined criterion is the actual team score exceeding the projected team score by at least a predetermined percentage.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein calculating the projected team score comprises adding each of the projected scores for each of the players on the roster.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the projected team score is estimated, at least in part, from an average of the projected scores for each of the players on the roster achieved over a period of time prior to the completion of the roster.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the size of the award is determined by the amount the actual team score exceeds the projected team score.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the projected team score is a predictive score estimated, at least in part, from a prior average score the players on the roster achieved over a period of time prior to the completion of the roster.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the actual team score is calculated, at least in part, from a subsequent average score the players on the roster achieved over a period of time subsequent to the completion of the roster.

23. The gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the projected team score is estimated, at least in part, from a prior average score the players on the roster achieved over a period of time prior to the creation of the roster, and wherein the actual team score is calculated, at least in part, from a subsequent average score the players on the roster achieved over a period of time subsequent to the completion of the roster.

24. The method of claim 15 , further comprising

receiving selections from the user of one or more competing rosters; and

determining an actual team score for each of the selected competing rosters,

wherein the predetermined criterion is the actual team score of the roster exceeding any one of the actual team scores of the selected competing rosters.

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