Patent ID: 6984176

Claim:
A method for gathering game data for a game comprising the steps of: providing a server computer; providing the server computer with a database for storing and organizing the game data therein; providing a touch screen computer terminal at a sporting venue, the touch screen computer having a memory and in electronic communication with the server computer over a computer network; displaying a plurality of touch screen displays on the touch screen computer terminal, entering the game data into the plurality of touch screen displays as the game is being played and storing the entered game data in the touch screen computer terminal; verifying the stored game data by a referee; uploading the game data from the touch screen computer terminal to the server computer and storing the uploaded game data in the data base, the uploading by way of electronic communication between the touch screen computer terminal and the server computer; and providing the uploaded game data to an administrator computer so that an administrator can access the game data and make decisions pertaining to the game including decisions on suspending players, resolving disputes, and editing rosters and wherein the administrator provides these decisions to the referee over the computer network so a suspended player is not allowed to play.