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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Gamesys Ltd., London, GB;
Darse Billings, London, GB;
Gamesys, Ltd., London, GB;
Abstract
Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus for determining a player position in an instance of a game. Embodiments include retrieving a placement value for each player in a set of players wherein the placement value represents a relative measure of advantages and disadvantages related to position experienced by each player in prior game instances; and determining player position assignments for a current game instance based upon the placement values. In one embodiment, determining player position assignments includes determining a number of lottery entries for each player based on the placement value of each player, the lottery entries being used to determine player positions for the players in a current instance of a game. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.