Described is a retro sports system for creating new sporting events with new outcomes utilizing past sporting events that can be used for sports gaming and entertainment or other sports competition games. The system includes a server that may be programmed to randomly select increments of historical past games in order to create a new full game formed from the randomly selected increments. This new game can be used for betting or other competitive games and for entertainment.

A lottery gaming system and method providing a lottery ticket with a pre-draw cash-in amount based on the player symbols of the lottery ticket.

A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.

A unit-based game between (at least) first and second composite teams. A football team has at least three units: offense, defense, and at least one special team. A baseball team has at least three units: hitters, fielders, and pitchers. Different types of units on regular teams are ranked, and each composite team is formed from a highly ranked unit of each unit type, where different units on each composite team can come from different regular teams. For NFL football, the first composite team can include the best offense, defense, and special team in the NFC, while the second composite team includes the best offense, defense, and special team in the AFC. For major league baseball, the first composite team can include the best units of hitters, fielders, and pitchers in the NL, while the second composite team includes the best units of hitters, fielders, and pitchers in the AL.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices and gaming systems that are configured to implement event-based gaming operations. Here, a gaming device includes a game event list that has game outcomes associated with each entry in the game event list. The game event list is generated before game play on the gaming device by selecting general game outcome types or specific game outcomes for each of the entries in the game event list. During game play, a game counter is incremented to a next entry in the game event list and an associated game outcome is displayed on the gaming device during the gaming event.

Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementing a card game on a gaming device. Here, gaming devices having a display and game processor may be operable to provide a gaming event using cards with gridded fields. In one type of gaming event, a player may be given one or more cards with a gridded field and compete against one or more other opponents each having one or more competing cards with gridded fields. In another type of gaming event, a player may be given one or more cards with gridded fields and try to match numbers or indicia that are randomly drawn. Play of the gaming event may continue in multiple rounds or stages where a next stage is reached by obtaining a continuation trigger on one or more of the player cards during a present round of the gaming event.

There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer program capable of more reliably recognizing positions of a plurality of detection targets. The information processing device includes a control unit for recognizing positions of a first detection target and a second detection target that are present on the same surface. The control unit recognizes the position of the first detection target based on sensing data obtained by a first sensor for sensing the first detection target from a first direction, and recognizes the position of the second detection target based on sensing data obtained by a second sensor for sensing the second detection target from a direction opposite to the first direction across the same surface.

Embodiments of the invention comprise skill-based wagering games, systems and devices. In one embodiment of the invention, the configuration of a skill-based game is dependent upon the skill level of the player or players. In one embodiment, the game is configured so that the odds of winning the game, and thus the payout for a winning outcome, depends upon the player's skill level. In other embodiments, the payouts or awards offered to players are fixed and the difficultly level for achieving a winning outcome is adjusted based upon the skill levels of the players.

The present disclosure provides a method for calculating a betting accuracy of a user of a sports betting platform based on their betting history over a pre-determined period of time and using a standardised formula, and based on the calculated accuracy meeting one or more threshold requirements, assigning a status to the user profile to allow them to access one or mere features of the betting platform. A system for implementing the method is also provided herein.

A server includes drawing means for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means.