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Abstract

A controller 12 communicates with an officiator 14, a database 16, and user interfaces 18 for players watching a sports event. The officiator 14 selects and enters into the controller 12 outcomes choices 22 for a game play, the controller determines payout odds 27 for the outcome choices based on information retrieved from the database 22, the players select a predicted outcome 30 and wager an amount 32 on it, the officiator 14 enters the actual outcome 34, and the controller applies credits or debits to players score amounts 28 based on the odds payouts and wagered amounts. The user interfaces 18 can be PC's, PDA's, cell phones, etc., for a web site version, keypads, joysticks, and/or touch screens for a home or restaurant version, or keypads on pedestals or the like for a television show.

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