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1. A system comprising:
a host computer system configured to facilitate one or more games that can be played by a plurality of players; and a plurality of player terminals communicably coupled to the host computer system via a network and configured to engage the plurality of players within the one or more games facilitated by the host computer system;
wherein at least one of the plurality of player terminals is a wireless, hand-held player terminal supporting only one player at a time and is capable of connecting wirelessly to the host computer system via the network;wherein a first set of the plurality of player terminals are located within a licensed gaming location;wherein any of the plurality of player terminals that are not located within the licensed gaming location are excluded from the one or more games;wherein each of the plurality of player terminals are configured to receive value from one of the plurality of players and upon receiving the value use a processor to generate a credit for one of the plurality of players playing on that player terminal;wherein the players associated with the first set of the plurality of player terminals interact with the one or more games during the course of the one or more games through a player interaction area that includes a betting interface to place a bet having a betting value that is then deducted from the credit; andwherein, upon conclusion of the one or more games game, the host computer system distributes winnings from the interactive gaming session by adding to the credit associated with one or more of the plurality of players that were participating in the one or more games. |
