Game of chance systems and methods
In various embodiments, players may compete in a gaming context.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a plurality of sensing devices configured to detect outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games and communicate the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive; and
a computing device configured to control:
receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;
aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;
receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from the sets;
determining a series of games including a first plurality of sets from the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which a number of games of the series is equal to the same number multiplied by a number of the first plurality of sets;
for each set of the first plurality of sets in the series of games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on the aggregated outcomes of the games in the respective set of the first plurality of sets; and
determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the first plurality of sets.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning suboutcome is based on determining whether the outcomes of the games of a respective set satisfy a condition selected by a player.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , in which the condition includes a comparison between a number of outcomes of one type to a number of outcomes of another type.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which the comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or an equal to, in which the condition includes at least one of a number of a particular outcome, and a number of results have a first parameter.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , in which the comparison includes a greater than and in which a first condition includes outcomes that are a given first outcome in a given game, and a second condition includes outcomes that are given second outcomes in the given game.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the games include common games for which at least some are used to determine results of wagers by a plurality of other players.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which an identity of the series of games is determined out of a larger ongoing sequence of games in response to placement of the wager such that a first game in the series occurs as a next game in the sequence of games.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the computing device is configured to control receiving the number of the first plurality of sets selected by a player.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which each sensing device includes a camera.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether each suboutcome is a winning suboutcome is based on whether a comparison is true for a respective game.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , in which whether the wager is a winning wager is based on whether every suboutcome is a winning suboutcome.
12. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which each comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or equal to.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning outcome is based on whether there are more first outcomes than second outcomes in a set of games.
14. A method comprising:
controlling, by at least one processor:
detecting, by a plurality of sensing devices, outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games;
communicating the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive;
receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;
aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;
receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from the sets;
determining a series of games including a first plurality of sets from the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which a number of games of the series is equal to the same number multiplied by a number of the first plurality of sets;
for each set of the first plurality of sets in the series of games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on the aggregated outcomes of the games in the respective set of the first plurality of sets; and
determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the first plurality of sets.
15. The method of claim 14 , in which whether a suboutcome is determined to be a winning suboutcome is based on determining whether the outcomes of the games of a respective set satisfy a condition selected by a player.
16. The method of claim 15 , in which the condition includes a comparison between a number of outcomes of one type to a number of outcomes of another type.
17. The method of claim 16 , in which the comparison includes at least one of a greater than, a less than, or an equal to, in which the condition includes at least one of a number of a particular outcome, and a number of results have a first parameter.
18. The method of claim 17 , in which the comparison includes a greater than and in which a first condition includes outcomes that are a given first outcome in a given game, and a second condition includes outcomes that are given second outcomes in the given game.
19. The method of claim 14 , in which the games include common games for which at least some are used to determine results of wagers by a plurality of other players.
20. A non-transitory storage medium configured to store instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, control:
detecting, by a plurality of sensing devices, outcomes from a plurality of sets of a same number of games;
communicating the outcomes over a communication network, in which sets of the plurality of sets are consecutive and mutually exclusive;
receiving the outcomes, from the plurality of sensing devices, over the communication network;
aggregating the outcomes from each set of the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which the aggregating the outcomes includes making a respective comparison for each set of the plurality of sets of at least one of first outcomes and second outcomes in the games and wins and losses in the games;
receiving, from a mobile client device over the communication network, a wager defined by the aggregated outcomes from the sets;
determining a series of games including a first plurality of sets from the plurality of sets of the same number of games, in which a number of games of the series is equal to the same number multiplied by a number of the first plurality of sets;
for each set of the first plurality of sets in the series of games, determining whether a suboutcome of the wager is a winning suboutcome based on the aggregated outcomes of the games in the respective set of the first plurality of sets; and
determining whether the wager is a winning wager based on a number of winning suboutcomes determined from the first plurality of sets.