Patent attributes
A sports betting apparatus, including a processor which provides an electronic forum capable of providing a video or audio broadcast of a sporting event to users and capable of allowing the users to communicate with one another before, during, or after, the broadcast, to place a bet or bets on an outcome of, or on, an event occurring during the sporting event, to receive information regarding bets available, betting odds, changes in betting odds, or analytics information, and to report an instance of suspected game fixing or match fixing involving the sporting event; and a transmitter which transmits the electronic forum to a user communication device associated with a user. The apparatus provides a communication link which facilitates a communication or an interaction between one or more and a player, a coach, a team bench, a referee, a broadcaster, or an individual participating in the sporting event.
