A method and system for generating an interactive gaming platform is disclosed herein. A computing system generates an interactive marketplace. The computing system generates an initial book value based at least on historical performance of each athlete. The computing system generates an interactive game space for each event. The computing system monitors, for each event, one or more external data sources to identify one or more fantasy points scored by each player in the subset of players. The computing system generates a percentage of fantasy points earned in relation to subset of players associated with the event. The computing system allocates, for each event, the event pool to each player in accordance with the percentage of fantasy points earned by each player to generate a post-event book value.

Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of arousing play motivation for a game and betting motivation on a result of a competition.

An information processing apparatus of the present invention includes a value providing unit that provides first value to a user who has performed betting on a result of a competition; and a benefit providing unit that provides a benefit usable in a game to the user by consuming the first value.

A convenience gaming system is provided. The convenience gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas.

A method and system are disclosed for placing a bet via the Internet on a computing device. The bet is placed by a player using the computing device and received by a backend system over a link using a single action methodology.

Gaming devices, systems, and methods include a gaming device that includes a display device and an image capture device to capture a plurality of images of an eye of a player of the gaming device at a plurality of respective times. The gaming device generates, for each image of the plurality of images, gaze direction data indicative of a gaze direction of the eye of the player at the respective time corresponding to the image. The gaming device accesses a player database including player data for a plurality of players, the player data including, for each player, stored gaze data. Based on the gaze direction data and the stored gaze data, the gaming device determines a player parameter value corresponding to a player parameter for the player. Based on the player parameter value, the gaming device modifies a game feature of a wagering game at the gaming device.

The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing a player to utilize a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in a gaming environment, wherein financial account information for the player, such as bank or credit card information, is linked to their player tracking account and card.

Gaming tables that support wager-based gaming are provided with input receiving devices that are structured to intuitively message to players what kind of wagers are permitted at which betting positions and when and then to automatically detect timely placement of such wagers at corresponding betting positions. This allows for faster unfolding of gaming action in that player confusion is minimized with respect to which wagers are being called for, when and where. An integrated compact sensor system is provided occupying slightly more table area than that needed for supporting wagering tokens of different denominations. The sensor system includes a large array of full color pixels (e.g., RGB capable pixels) for messaging to the players and proximity detection functionality for detecting 3D player hand gestures.

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.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device configured to record gaming activity, a method of processing the recorded gaming activity to analyze player behavior, and a system including the gaming device. The gaming device may include a gaming display to display gaming events played on the gaming device by a player during a gaming session, a player interface panel including a plurality of gaming buttons and a game initiating button configured to initiate the gaming events, and a game processor configured to record each activity between the player and the gaming device, wherein each recorded activity is associated with a time stamp.

A method and a device for verifying at least one wager in a lottery, and a method and of a user apparatus for performing a wager with the device, are provided where the user apparatus includes a communication component adapted to communicate with the device, an input component adapted to acquire an identification datum that identifies the at least one wager and one image depicting at least one portion of a product or of a package of the product, and a processing component configured to generate product data on the basis of the at least one image, and to transmit, through the communication component, the identification datum and the product data to the device.