Patent ID: 8504617

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless gaming network, the method comprising: before using a gaming communication device on the wireless gaming network, generating a plurality of sets of calibration signal characteristics, each set of calibration signal characteristics including a respective plurality of signal characteristics and each calibration signal characteristic of a respective plurality of calibration signal characteristics corresponding to a calibration signal between a calibration device and a respective signal detection device of the wireless gaming network; before using the gaming communication device on the wireless gaming network, establishing, by a server of the wireless gaming network, calibration information associating each set of calibration signal characteristics with a respective location on a property covered by the wireless gaming network; determining a location of the gaming communication device by comparing, by the server, a set of signal characteristics associated with the gaming communication device to the established information; and enabling, in response to determining the location, a wagering functionality of the gaming communication device based upon the determined location.