Sony Files eSports Betting Patent
The application was initially filed back in November of 2019. However, the record has been made public this month in line with US patent laws.
Technology pioneer, Sony, has reportedly filed a patent for an esports betting platform.
The application was initially filed back in November of 2019. However, the record has been made public this month in line with US patent laws.
The application said the platform includes, “odds for various propositions concerning the play of a computer simulation are determined and presented to a viewer for pecuniary [real-money] or non-pecuniary wagering purposes”.
The application also explains that betting odds will then be offered live to viewers, overlaid on streams games being played.
Betting markets may include not only game outcomes but also prop bets. An example prop bet listed was “that a particular character (“A”) gets hit by a virtual weapon at any time during simulation play and the second that the character is hit within the next minute”.
