Patent ID: 7303468

Claim:
A system for enabling games of chance for prizes on at least one remote game computer, where each game has at least one associated outcome that is predetermined by a central authority with an associated central management computer that authorizes game play on the remote game computer and provides for verification of any winnings represented by said at least one outcome after game play by the central authority, comprising: at least one game computer including associated memory and processing means for executing at least one program from said associated memory, said at least one program including a game program, said processing means executing said game program to enable the player to play at least one game on said game computer upon receipt of outcome and game authorization data in response to a purchase request, said data representing at least one predetermined outcome where game play results in revealing said at least one predetermined outcome to the player, said game computer further having authentication means operatively associated therewith for generating authenticable messages; and a central management computer having associated memory, processing means for executing at least one program from said central management computer associated memory, and central management computer authentication means operatively associated therewith for generating and authenticating authenticable messages, said central management computer for enabling an authenticated session to communicate said data through at least one of a direct electronic connection and a manually input data step to said game computer to enable said central management computer to authorize game play on said game computer while said game computer is not connected to any other device during play, and to enable prize redemption after game play.