Patent ID: 8118222

Claim:
A device for purchasing a game of skill service from a bank, a financial institution, a retail goods and services provider, or a league or tournament provider, the device comprising: a play station; a play control for providing computerized functions in communication with the play station; one or more video displays in electronic connection with the play station; one or more audio speakers in electronic connection with the play station or the video displays; one or more digital video disks or hard disks in electronic connection with the play station; one or more network connections in communication with the play station or the video displays; one or more Internet connections to data banks in communication with the play station; one or more currency acceptors or disbursers in electronic connection with the play station; a play control for use by a player to access, solicit, and initiate play of a game of skill for a cash prize against at least one opponent, after payment of an entry fee to an administrator of a league or tournament provider, a bank, financial institution, or a retail goods and services provider; and a computerized control in communication with the play station to automatically determine a winner of the game of skill and to immediately communicate a cash prize to the winner, the computerized control configured to disburse the cash prize to the winner through the currency acceptors or disbursers; wherein the play station is configured to automatically accept payment of an entry fee, govern play of the game of skill, and direct the cash prize to the winner.