US PATENT SUBCLASS 377 / 4
.~ Betting on the outcome of an event; Totalizers


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377 /   HD   ELECTRICAL PULSE COUNTERS, PULSE DIVIDERS, OR SHIFT REGISTERS: CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS

1  DF  APPLICATIONS {11}
4.~ Betting on the outcome of an event; Totalizers


DEFINITION

Classification: 377/4

Betting on the outcome of an event; totalizers:

(under subclass 1) Subject matter where counters or registers are controlled to accumulate the totals involved in betting on the various possibilities involved in an event and/or to determine the odds involved in the payoff of the various possibilities.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

364, Electrical Computers and Data Processing Systems,

410.1+, for data processing or computation, per se, for the purpose of analyzing, monitoring, or scoring a contest or game, which is not classifiable elsewhere.

463, Amusement Devices: Games, for a game that includes an electrical pulse counter, divider, or shift register where significant structure or methodology of the game is recited, especially

16+, for a game of chance (which frequently includes wagering or totalizing), and subclasses 25+ for credit/debit monitoring or manipulation in a game, e.g., prize level, betting-pool amount, etc.

705, Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/price Determination, 14, for a wagering system including data processing for a promotional wagering business system which reduces or eliminates the cost of a good or product as a prize to encourage trade.