Amusement devices including simulated court games or athletic events
Some embodiments include a fantasy sports game. In some embodiments, an expected performance value may be determined. In some embodiments, a same player may appear multiple times in a team. Various other embodiments are described.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions; and
a memory on which the plurality of instructions are stored, in which the instructions, when execute, cause the processor to:
receive an indication of a first fantasy team for a sport, in which the first fantasy team includes a first plurality of members that each correspond to a respective player of the sport, in which the indication of the first fantasy team identifies each of the first plurality of members that were chosen by a first player;
receive an indication of respective statistics related to each of the corresponding players of the sport;
in response to receiving the indication of the first fantasy team, determine, based on the respective statistics and the first fantasy team, an expected performance value for the first fantasy team by summing points that are expected to be earned by the first plurality of members;
in response to determining the expected performance value, transmit an indication of an available wager involving the first fantasy team and an indication of the expected performance value to a plurality of second players;
after transmitting the indication of the available wager, receive a plurality of respective bids from the plurality of second players to enter into the available wager, in which each bid identifies a respective second fantasy team for the sport, in which identifying of the respective second fantasy team includes identifying each of respective players that were chosen as part of the respective second fantasy team by a respective second player;
in response to receiving the plurality of received bids, form a wager involving the first fantasy team and one respective second fantasy team;
in response to forming the wager, determine an outcome of the wager; and
in response to determining the outcome, transmit an indication of a payout amount based on the outcome.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to: provide an indication of the bids to the first player of the first team and receive an indication of a selection of the one second team by the first player, in which the bids relate to a plurality of second player generated fantasy teams.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to: in response to receiving the plurality of bids, determine respective payout ratios for possible wagers based on the expected performance value of the first team and respective second expected performance values of the second fantasy teams, in which the payout ratios define respective amounts that would be payable to the first player for a winning wager on the first fantasy team in a respective fantasy sports competitions involving the first fantasy team and the respective second fantasy teams.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which each bid identifies a respective second expected performance value chosen by a respective second player for a respective second team.
5. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which the plurality of instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to: determine the second expected performance values based on statistics related to the second team.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which each bid identifies a respective payout ratio chosen by a respective second player, in which the payout ratios define respective amounts that would be payable to the first player for a winning wager on the first fantasy team in a respective fantasy sports competitions involving the first fantasy team and the respective second fantasy teams.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the plurality of instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to: determine the one second team based on a comparison of the respective payout ratio with the first expected performance value and a second expected performance value associated with the one second team.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , in which determining the one second team includes determining the one second team such that the comparison shows that the respective payout ratio is greater than a ratio of the first expected performance value to the second expected performance ratio.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which an amount of the wager is included in the bids.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which at least one or the second plurality of members corresponds to the same first player of the sport.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the statistic includes a statistic related to past performance of the players in the sport.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which an expected performance value include a numerical indicator of expected performance based upon statistics of players on a team.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the wager includes a wager that a first fantasy team will outperform a second fantasy team over a period of time.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which determining the outcome of the wager includes determining the outcome of an event wager option that is based on whether a specified event occurs in one or more games involving the players.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to: receive an indication of performance of the one or more players in the one or more games, determine whether the specified event occurred in the one or more games, and resolve the event wager option based on whether the event occurred.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which transmitting the indication of the payout includes at least one or making the payment, and displaying the payment in a display.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the event includes a particular player taking a particular action.