Patent ID: 8523682

Claim:
A gaming system comprising, at least one server comprising: a memory; a network interface for communicating with a plurality of gaming devices; a processor coupled to the memory and the network interface, said processor, memory, and interface configured to: 1) generate a plurality of games, each game including game play between two or more different players; 2) determine whether one or more of the plurality of games is available for play at a first gaming device in the plurality of gaming devices, said availability determination for each of the plurality of games comprising: a) selecting a first game from among the plurality of games, b) selecting a second gaming device from among a first group of gaming devices currently granted access to the first game, c) determining first location information associated with the first gaming device and second location information associated with the second gaming device, d) based upon the first location information and the second location information, determining whether the first game is available for play at the first gaming device, and e) repeating b), c) and d), for each of the first group of gaming devices currently granted access to the first game; and 3) send a message to the first gaming device including information regarding one or more of the plurality of games available for play at the first gaming device.