Apparatus for pari-mutuel racing game with finish order betting
In various embodiments, a device may test the health of race participants in order to ensure the fairness of a bet on an order of finish.
1. A scale comprising
a plurality of weight sensors;
a communications port;
a display device;
at least one processor to:
detect a plurality of weight readings from the plurality of weight sensors;
compare the plurality of weight readings;
identify whether a pair of the weight readings diverge by more than a predetermined threshold;
render on the display device an indication of an injury, if the pair of the weight readings diverge by more than a predetermined threshold; and
transmit, via the communication port, the indication of the injury to a server enabled to compute racing odds based at least partially on the injury indication.
2. The scale of claim 1 , wherein a given weight sensor is configured to transmit a weight reading to the at least one processor periodically.
3. The scale of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compute an average of weight readings received periodically from the given weight sensor.
4. The scale of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weight sensors are four weight sensors.
5. The scale of claim 1 , wherein a given weight sensor is configured to transmit a weight reading to the at least one processor every sixty seconds.
6. The scale of claim 1 , wherein the predetermine threshold is ten percent.
7. The scale of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to render weight determinations and a percentage of difference between the weight determinations on the display device.
8. The scale of claim 1 , wherein a weight reading from a given weight sensor is a function of time.
9. A method comprising
detecting, by at least one processor, a plurality of weight readings from a plurality of weight sensors;
comparing, by the at least one processor, the plurality of weight readings;
identifying, by the at least one processor, whether a pair of the weight readings diverge by more than a predetermined threshold;
rendering, by the at least one processor, an indication of an injury on a display device, if the pair of the weight readings diverge by more than a predetermined threshold; and
transmitting, by the at least one processor, the indication of the injury to a server enabled to compute racing odds based at least partially on the injury indication.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving, by the at least one processor, a weight reading from a given weight sensor periodically.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising computing, by the at least one processor, an average of weight readings received periodically from the given weight sensor.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of weight sensors are four weight sensors.
13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving, by the at least one processor, a weight reading from a given weight sensor every sixty seconds.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermine threshold is ten percent.
15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising rendering, by the at least one processor, weight determinations and a percentage of difference between the weight determinations on the display device.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein a weight reading from s given weight sensor is a function of time.