Patent ID: 7857691

Claim:
An entertainment system, comprising: a gaming server operable under stored program control to regulate a game of chance having a boxing theme; a communication network providing communication between the gaming server and a player station operable by a player, wherein the player station is operable to receive a selection of two participants that will participate in a simulated boxing contest displayed the game; and a wagering means operable by the player to place a wager on an outcome of the boxing contest, the outcome being either a successful outcome in which the player wins a prize or an unsuccessful outcome in which the player forfeits the wager, wherein the two participants that participate in the boxing contest include a first participant and a second participant, wherein the first participant is associated with a first numeric skill rating, wherein the second participant is associated with a second numeric skill rating, wherein the gaming server determines a sum of the first numeric skill rating and the second numeric skill rating, wherein the gaming serve generates a random number in a range of 1 to the sum of the first numeric skill rating and the second numeric skill rating, wherein the first participant is determined to win the boxing contest if the random number is in a range of 1 to the first numeric skill rating, and wherein the second participant is determined to win the boxing contest if the random number is in a range of a sum of the first numeric skill rating and 1 to the sum of the first numeric skill rating and the second numeric skill rating.