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Remote witnessing of game play

Remote witnessing of game play description/claims

One embodiment of the invention pertains to networked games and apparatus in which an actual currency or virtual currency (including points) or game based currency is used to: (a) participate or wager on an outcome of a contest of skill or chance or stamina or any combination thereof, (b) insure against an outcome, or (c) enhance the players chance of success in the contest.

Another embodiment pertains to methods for the presentation of games of chance or skill at a different time and location to that of actual result determination using a technological aid.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to methods for the conversion of customer loyalty points into a different medium of exchange and using that different medium of exchange (or loyalty points directly), to purchase participation in a lottery or other game of change or skill or both.

Networked games are well known. Game-based currencies are also known to exist. Game-based currency (“GBC”) is currently known to be used to purchase items such as virtual real estate or virtual weapons or armour.

Electronic gym, racing simulations and other like sporting equipment and simulation equipment is known to exist. A person uses equipment of this kind, generally to simulate an activity, and can produce one or more output signals that are indicative of a user's performance.

Networked, simulated casino style games, lotteries, Internet poker and even Internet billiards exists currently. These games may be played for points or tokens or simulated or real cash.

Internet Sports betting exists, whereby the participant may wager on the outcome of a real event, or in the case of fantasy sports, a simulated event.

The purchase, game determination and payment of prizes will generally occur in a licensed area or another location where it is legal to gamble and in accordance with appropriate legislation which usually specifies that location and time. The actual gambling location may be unlimited where the activity occurs using a PC or wireless or other computing device with communications capability.

Technology assisted gambling comes in many forms such as poker machines, lotteries, internet, wireless or other forms of remote gaming. Many forms of chance and skill games are available.

In the United States and other jurisdictions “remote” or off-site gambling is considered to be illegal. Certain exceptions are: a) In the generation of a scratch lottery or pull-tab the tickets are pre-printed at a location other than the location where they are purchased and “played”. b) The purchase of a scratch lottery ticket at an agency (the game is pre-determined at the time of purchase) then scratching to reveal the prize at the venue where it was purchased, or at a later time and place. The winner must generally return to a licensed area to claim the prize. In this case no electronic aid is used to display the results. c) In online lotteries a pool of “pull-tab” results may be pre-generated electronically and at the time the player places a wager to purchase a ticket, the result is displayed. This is not legal in all jurisdictions. d) In Class II Indian Gaming where a “technological aid” to Bingo and Pull-Tabs is permitted, an electronic “pull tab” machine may be loaded with a CD containing previously determined game outcomes. A person who plays the machine simply sees a display of the pre-determined pull-tab outcomes (often in the form of a slot machine display) as the individual pull-tabs are also printed. They must then take the winning printed tickets to a cashier to redeem their prize. e) Parimutuel, interstate horse wagering.

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