Fantasy sports wagering system
View Patent ↗Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide separation between a computing device and a server that is constructed to execute a wager in accordance with a gambling proposition and contains the auditable systems and functions enabling gaming regulatory body approval. However, the wager is initiated by, and the result of the wager is to be communicated to, the computing device in an environment that is separate from the server and its auditable systems and functions. A controller is used to interface between the server and the computing device in its separate environment. The controller receives data from the computing device and uses that data to trigger wagers in the server. The controller receives wager outcomes from the server and converts those wager outcomes into instructions that are used to control the computing device, thus separating the computing device and the server.
1. A network distributed computing system, comprising:
an entertainment engine including a user input device and a display output device and connected to a controller by a network, wherein the entertainment engine is configured to execute an entertainment game and present an entertainment game to a player wherein the entertainment game is a fantasy sports game, and wherein the entertainment engine is further configured to:
provide a draft for the fantasy sports game based on a first gambling event;
maintain a team roster of participants in a sport for the player;
receive data pertaining to sporting events in the sport; and
compile a score for the team based on the roster of participants on the team and the data pertaining to the sporting events;
receive from the controller, an amount of game world currency and an amount of real world currency;
generate a graphical display of the entertainment game, the received data, the amount of the game world currency, and the amount of real world currency using the display output device;
a server connected to the controller by a communication link, wherein the server is constructed to:
determine a first gambling result using a regulated random number generator;
distribute the first gambling result to the controller;
determine a second gambling result of a second gambling event;
resolve a wager on a proposition about the result of the second gambling event; and
distribute the second gambling result to the controller; and
the controller connected to the entertainment engine by the network and connected to the server by the communication link, wherein the controller is constructed to:
request a resolution to the first gambling event by the server;
receive the result of the first gambling event from the server;
determine the order of selections in the draft based on the first gambling result;
determine an amount of real world currency to provide to the player based on the result of the first gambling event;
determine when the second gambling event occurs during play of the entertainment game and request a resolution to the second gambling event by the server;
receive a status update about the sporting events of fantasy sports game from the entertainment engine;
determine the second gambling event is to occur based upon the status update from the entertainment engine;
request the second gambling event be resolved by the server ;
receive the result of the second gambling event from the server;
determine the amount of game world currency to provide to the player based on the result of the second gambling event;
determine the amount of real world currency to provide to the player based on the result of the second gambling event; and
distribute the amount of game world currency and the amount of real world currency to the entertainment engine.
2. The network distributed computing system of claim 1 wherein the controller is constructed to:
provide a draft for the fantasy sports game with multiple rounds based on a series of gambling events;
request a resolution of a series of gambling events by the server;
receive the series of results of the gambling event from the server using a regulated random number generator; and
determine an order of selections based on the results of the series of gambling events.
3. The network distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein the entertainment engine is constructed to allow a player to make an adjustment to a roster of the team of the player for a certain amount of game world currency.
4. The network distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller and the server are constructed from a same processing apparatus.
5. The network distributed computing system of claim 1 , wherein the controller and the server are constructed from different processing apparatuses, and wherein the communication link utilizes a network.