Interactive wagering using multiple types of interfaces for expert and novice users

摘要

A system for interactive wagering comprises: a database that stores data relating to a plurality of wagering accounts; a plurality of types of user interface systems that are configured to receive data relating to a single wagering account stored in the database; receive wager information from a user and provide the data relating to the single wagering account to the user wherein: one of the a plurality of types of user interface systems is a television wagering control system that provides the data relating to a single wagering account to a television distribution system and that receives the wager information from a television wagering terminal and wherein at least another of the plurality of types of user interface systems is selected from: an interactive voice response control system that receives a telephone call from an external source that provides to the external source through a telephone call voice prompts that correspond to the data relating to a single wagering account and that receives the wager information from the external source through the telephone call and a computer wagering control system that provides data relating to a single wagering account to an external computer and that receives the wagering information from the external computer through the Internet.