| 摘要 |
An apparatus, including a user communication device which is a wireless communication device, wireless telephone, or personal digital assistant, configured for use in on-line gaming activity, further including a global positioning device which determines a position or location of the user communication device; a display capable of displaying gaming information; and a transmitter which transmits the position or location information to a computer which administers the on-line gaming activity. The computer is configured to identify the jurisdiction in which the user communication device is located based on the position or location of the communication device at the time of the placing of a bet. The bet and on-line gaming activity is allowed by the computer if the bet and on-gaming activity is allowed in the jurisdiction or is disallowed if the bet and on-gaming activity is not allowed in the jurisdiction. |
| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a user communication device, wherein the user communication device is a wireless communication device, a wireless telephone, or a personal digital assistant, specially configured for use in an on-line gaming activity, further comprising:
a global positioning device, wherein the global positioning device automatically determines a position or location of the user communication device;a display, wherein the display is capable of displaying gaming information; anda transmitter, wherein the transmitter automatically transmits the position or location information to a computer which administers the on-line gaming activity, wherein the computer is specially configured to identify the jurisdiction in which the user communication device is located based on the position or location of the communication device at the time of the placing of a bet, wherein the bet and the on-line gaming activity is allowed by the computer if the bet and the on-gaming activity is determined to be allowed by or in the jurisdiction or the bet and the on-line gaming activity is disallowed if the bet and the on-gaming activity is determined to be not allowed by or in the jurisdiction. |
