Side Bet Segmentation in Communal Poker Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing poker game systems do not provide a seamless way for players to place supplementary side bets on specific events during a game, limiting player engagement and revenue opportunities for operators.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that enables players to place side bets through a graphical user interface, displaying odds information, receiving player instructions, calculating outcomes, and updating player balances based on side bet results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing poker game systems are used, then the basic poker gameplay is maintained, but players cannot place supplementary side bets on specific events during the game
Solution Approach 1:
The betting system is segmented into two independent components: main poker bets and supplementary side bets. Each side bet is a separate wager on specific events (e.g., player achieving a particular hand, specific card outcomes) that can be placed and resolved independently from the main game bets. This segmentation allows players to engage in side bets without complicating the core poker gameplay mechanics.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: it handles traditional poker betting, displays odds information for various side bet options, processes side bet placements, calculates side bet outcomes based on game events, and manages separate side bet balances. This multi-functionality allows the same system to support both standard poker gameplay and enhanced side betting opportunities.
2Productivity
If side bets are enabled through a graphical user interface, then player engagement and revenue opportunities increase, but the system requires additional components for displaying odds, receiving instructions, calculating outcomes, and updating balances
Solution Approach 1:
The side bet functionality is merged with the existing poker game system. The graphical user interface that already displays poker game information is extended to also display side bet odds and outcomes. The same processor that determines poker hand outcomes also calculates side bet outcomes. The player account management system handles both main game bets and side bet balances within a unified financial management framework, reducing the need for completely separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical user interface acts as an intermediary between the player and the side bet processing system. It presents odds information to players, captures player betting instructions, and displays outcomes and balance updates. This intermediary layer allows the complex backend processing (odds calculation, outcome determination, balance management) to be accessed through a simple, familiar interface without requiring players to directly interact with the underlying system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-implemented method for enabling side bets with a casino operator in a communal poker game, comprising: displaying, on a graphical user interface at a player computer terminal, odds information to a player for one or more side bet(s); receiving, from the graphical user interface at the player computer terminal, an instruction from the player to place one or more side bet(s) according to the odds displayed; calculating, by a processor, one or more corresponding outcomes of the one or more side bet(s); displaying, on the graphical user interface at the player computer terminal, one or more outcome(s) of the one or more side bet(s); and displaying, on the graphical user interface at the player computer terminal, an updated balance of player funds based on the one or more outcome(s) of the one or more side bet(s).