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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
David Schugar, Hernando, MS (US);
Michael Shackleford, Las Vegas, NV (US);
David Schugar, Hernando, MS (US);
Michael Shackleford, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage, for wagering on a game of chance which includes (a) offering, before a game of chance progression commences, an initial wager on any of a plurality of pieces to first complete the progression, an initial payout for the initial wager based on the pieces having equal chances of winning; and (b) offering, during the progression, a real time wager on any of a plurality of pieces to first complete the progression, a real time payout for the real time wager based on computed chances of a selected piece first completing the progression based on current positions of the plurality of pieces.