Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2009-12-22
2010-12-14
Lewis, David L. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation
C463S026000, C463S042000, C273S138100, C700S091000, C700S093000, C705S014220, C705S014380
Reexamination Certificate
active
07850523
ABSTRACT:
Ticketing systems and methods are provided specifically relating to a player's ticket. A player's ticket references at least one player and allows the player's ticket holder to attend all sporting events played in by the at least one player referenced on the player's ticket. Information about a tournament, including the players, the tournament draw, and historical data, is acquired and used to determine the probabilities of players winning matches in the tournament. Event admissions for the player's ticket may be allocated by determining a probability distribution for accommodating all player's ticket holders and determining a profitability of the players ticket.
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Hall Arthur O.
Lewis David L.
Ropes & Gray LLP
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