Patent ID: 8123618

Claim:
A system for distributing live episode signals and corresponding live outcome signals with credit payout to authenticated remote-player's wagers, the system comprising: a multimedia storage buffer system which stores a plurality of post-processed live episode signals and corresponding live outcome signals from an array of live sources; a server based processor for post-processing the live episode signals and the corresponding live outcome signals; an episode content distribution system including one or more servers, an inter-networked communication hub with a switching system using a random number generation vector (RNG-V/EO) system for selecting and distributing the post-processed live episode signals and the corresponding live outcome signals to an array of remote-player stations on bi-directional inter-networked communication pathways; wherein the array of live sources is substantially larger than the array of remote-player stations; wherein the remote-player stations include a multimedia presentation display, a credit wagering-payout system enabling a remote-player to participate by placing a wager on one or more episode signals, and receive a credit payout for wagering on winning outcome signals of the episode signals presented on the remote-player station display; the credit wagering-payout system wherein the payout modes include advertised sell offers for products and services with discounts, public acclaim, bonus playing time, playing points, prizes, jackpots, coupons, bonuses, and cash, offered by the episode content distribution system; the payout modes for products and services are selected by the remote-player using the content distribution system authorized e-commerce system on the remote-player station; wherein the remote-player participation inputs include selecting payout modes and corresponding wagers, selecting advertising themes, and games; and wherein the array of remote-player stations use the bi-directional inter-networked communication pathways for communicating remote-player authentication, wagering and the payout mode selection to the content distribution system servers using the communication hub.