Patent ID: 8480499

Claim:
A system for brokering games comprising: a network interface configured to exchange data on a network; a controller coupled to the network interface and configured to: generate configuration data for transmission via the network interface to at least one of a plurality of game systems, the configuration data indicating at least one of the plurality of games and being based at least in part on a set of preferences gathered from at least one of a plurality of players, the configuration data also including criteria determined by a game provider and independent of player influence that can override the preferences gathered from the players in order to ensure players with, at least, a specified value as a gambler participate in the at least one of the plurality of games; generate entry data for transmission via the network interface to the at least one of the plurality of game systems, the entry data indicating at least one player from the plurality of players and indicating the at least one of the plurality of games; parse outcome data received via the network interface from the at least one of the plurality of game systems, the outcome data indicating at least one winner of the at least one of the plurality of games; parse authorization data received via the network interface; and generate reward data for transmission via the network interface to at least one reward entity, the reward data indicating at least one reward and the at least one winner.