Patent ID: 8216072

Claim:
A method of operation of a central server, comprising: identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first user, by performing an internet search for wagerable data associated with the location of the first user; generating a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; providing the wager recommendation to a user device of the first user; receiving a wager based on the wager recommendation from the user device of the first user; identifying a second user located in proximity to the first user; publishing the wager to a user device of the second user located in proximity to the first user; if the second user accepts the wager, receiving a response from the user device of the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; notifying the first user that the second user has accepted the wager; and receiving information identifying a winner of the wager from a user device of a user elected to determine the winner of the wager; wherein the election is made by the users participating in the wager.