Probabilistic Multiplier Slot Interface for Sports Betting Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Online sports betting platforms face challenges in maintaining user engagement and preventing exploitation, while ensuring financial stability, as existing incentives often fail to increase user participation and may be vulnerable to nefarious activities.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a pseudo random number generator to select a multiplier for calculating a boosted possible payout amount, displayed via a slot machine graphic, which enhances user engagement without compromising the platform's financial health, by incorporating probability ranges and tax calculations to ensure fairness and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If free betting credits or physical prizes are offered as incentives, then user engagement may increase, but the structure becomes vulnerable to exploitation by nefarious individuals and may not translate to increased genuine user engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of incentive structure from direct free credits/prizes to a probabilistic multiplier system applied to user winnings. This transforms the incentive mechanism into a controlled random enhancement where multipliers (2x, 5x, 10x, etc.) are applied based on predetermined probability ranges, making exploitation difficult while maintaining engagement through potential bonus rewards
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server-based intermediary system that mediates between user bets and payout calculations. The server implements the probabilistic multiplier selection and applies it to winnings, creating a controlled intermediate layer that prevents direct exploitation while maintaining fair play. The slot machine graphic serves as an additional intermediary that transparently displays the multiplier selection process to users
2Productivity
If incentivization structures are implemented to increase user engagement, then user participation may improve, but the financial health of the platform may be put at risk due to unforeseen betting outcomes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing multipliers that enhance but do not guarantee maximum winnings. The probabilistic nature means only some users receive multipliers, and the ranges are predetermined to ensure the platform maintains control over potential payouts. This partial enhancement approach increases user participation while limiting financial exposure
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server continuously monitors betting outcomes and multiplier applications. The slot machine graphic provides visual feedback to users about the multiplier selection process. This feedback loop allows the platform to adjust and control the incentivization structure in real-time, maintaining financial stability while responding to user engagement levels
3Productivity
If a probabilistic multiplier system is implemented with slot machine graphics, then user engagement and entertainment value increase, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a slot machine graphic as a visual copy or representation of the underlying probabilistic multiplier system. The slot machine interface replicates the excitement and visual appeal of traditional slot machines while the backend server handles the actual complex probability calculations and multiplier applications. This copying approach simplifies the user interface while maintaining the sophisticated control logic in the backend
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods for increasing user engagement with online sports betting. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a server, a request from a client device to place a bet of a certain bet amount on a sporting event having odds associated with the sporting event. The method can also comprise calculating a plurality of probability ranges, wherein each of the plurality of probability ranges is associated with a multiplier or a non-multiplier, and generating a random number using a pseudo random number generator. The method can also comprise selecting the multiplier associated with a particular probability range when the random number generated falls within the particular probability range. The method can further comprise calculating a boosted possible payout amount using the bet amount, the odds, and the multiplier and revealing the boosted possible payout amount and the multiplier via a slot machine graphic.