Patent ID: 7510474

Claim:
A location based wagering system comprising: a home game register including a home game register database, said home game register database storing a first jurisdictional profile and a second jurisdictional profile useful for determining gambling restrictions of a first jurisdiction and a second jurisdiction; a first local game server located in said first jurisdiction, said first local game server coupled to said home game register for receiving said first jurisdictional profile for providing a game upon which a wager may be placed wherein the game is provided in accordance with said first jurisdictional profile, a second local game server located in a second jurisdiction, coupled to said home game register for receiving said second jurisdictional profile, each of said first local game server and said second local game server comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium; a game controller server in communication with said home game register, said game controller server in communication with said first and second local game servers, said game controller server receiving a location information of a location based mobile gaming unit, said game controller server receiving said first jurisdictional profile and providing said first jurisdictional profile to said first local game server, said game controller server comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, and wherein said location based mobile gaming unit receives said game in said first jurisdiction, wherein said game is provided in real time, said game is provided in accordance with said location information, said location information including one of a position determining entity (PDE) generated data, a location measurement unit (LMU) generated data, or location server generated data wherein said location information is received over a wideband telecommunications network, wherein said location information includes one of physical, zonal or jurisdictional information: wherein said home game register provides said second jurisdictional profile to said game controller, said game controller server receiving said second jurisdictional profile and providing said second jurisdictional profile to said first local game server, and wherein said first local game server hands off said game to said second local game server. said first jurisdictional profile being distinct from said second jurisdictional profile, wherein said first jurisdictional profile includes a first transmission protocol and said second jurisdictional profile includes a second transmission protocol distinct from said first transmission protocol.