Abstract: A network distributed hybrid game system has a real world server, a game world server, a controller and a global betting manager; the real world server provides a real world credit meter and wagering results, the controller provides an entertainment game, the game world server distributes wager triggers from the controller to the real world server, and interfaces with the global betting manager to provide side bets based on game data from the controller and distributes results of side bets to the real world server that adjusts the real world credit meter.

Abstract: A cooperative disease outbreak interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive processing device constructed to: provide an interactive application display; communicate session initiation data; receive role assignment data; automatically configure the display; communicate application telemetry data; receive wagering telemetry and application resource data; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request data; communicate wager outcome data; the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager controller, and constructed to: receive session initiation data; determine number of users and roles available; assign a role to each of the users; associate each of the users with an ability; communicate role assignment data; receive application telemetry data; communicate wager request data; receive wager outcome data; determine and communicate wagering telemetry and application resource data.

Abstract: An interleaved wagering system includes an interactive controller constructed to: provide an interactive application; receive a wager outcome and an application resource; provide an additional wager opportunity; receive an indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; communicate an indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; receive an additional wager outcome. The system also includes a wager controller constructed to determine and distribute wager outcomes. The system also includes an application controller operatively connected to the interactive controller and the wager controller, and constructed to: trigger a first wager, determine whether to trigger the additional wager opportunity; receive the indication to engage in the additional wager opportunity; communicate the additional wager; receive the additional wager outcome; communicate the received wager outcome.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game that provides an object alignment game in which a player attempts to form an alignment of a plurality of matching objects in a specified configuration as an entertainment game are disclosed. The entertainment engine provides the game in which a player takes an action. The entertainment engine generates status updates based on the game play of the object alignment game. The status of the game play is provided to a game world engine that determines when gambling events should be provided based on the status of game play and a real world engine resolves the gambling event and associated wagers.

Abstract: A lottery skill wagering interleaved game system. An entertainment game is provided. Responsive to a scanned code provided by an entertainment game module, a random number generation result is generated based on the scanned code. A wager outcome is determined based on the scanned code and the random result. The skill wagering interleaved game interleaves a gambling game with an interactive entertainment game. A second chance entertainment game is provided on a user device based on a wager outcome.

Abstract: An electromechanical gaming machine including: a real world controller connected to a game world controller, and constructed to: accept a gambling game trigger; provide a randomly generated payout of credits; the game world controller connected to the real world controller and connected by a network to an entertainment software controller executing a multiplayer entertainment game, the game world controller constructed to: receive a plurality of players' actions taken; and trigger the wager in the gambling game based on the actions, the game world controller utilizing a head to head gambling controller constructed to: detect a latch event and enter the plurality of players into a gambling session; parameterize wager terms of the wager made; trigger the wager in the gambling game during the session; distribute the payout of credits; determine the payout of resources utilized by the plurality of players; and distribute the payout of resources.

Abstract: A multilayer hybrid game system with a real world engine connected by a communication link to a game world engine wherein the real world engine comprises a real world credit meter, a random number generator, and a real world credit pay table, wherein the real world engine is configured to receive a trigger of a wager, determine a gambling outcome, and communicate the gambling outcome, an entertainment software engine connected to the game world engine configured to execute a multilayer entertainment game, generate a user interface display that depicts a representation of the multilayer entertainment game, a game world engine that communicate a wager trigger to the real world engine, generates a multilayer entertainment game impact that can be used to modify the multilayer entertainment game gameplay based a plurality of players' execution of the multilayer entertainment game and a global betting manager constructed to: manage multilayer wagers.

Abstract: A color alteration interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including a wireless device constructed to: provide an interactive application; receive display adjustment data; receive color compensation data; configure the interactive application display; communicate application data; receive wagering and application resource data; configure a wagering user interface; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; determine and communicate wager outcome; and the process controller operatively connecting the wireless device and the wager controller, and constructed to: communicate display adjustment data; determine whether to use a color alteration system; communicate color compensation data; trigger a wager request; communicate wager request data; receive and scan wager outcome data; communicate wagering telemetry data and application resource data.

Abstract: Systems and method for providing a gambling hybrid game having manual triggering of gambling events is disclosed. The systems and method involve providing a proposition of a gambling event to a user and receiving an input accepting the proposition from a user. The gambling event that is associated with the proposition is then resolved. The results of the gambling event are then determined and the wagers are resolved. The results of the gambling event are then used to change variables in a set of game variables that are applied in the game.

Abstract: A randomized initial condition gaming system including a gambling game and an entertainment game, where the system applies a randomized initial condition that: triggers a random number generator of gambling game to generate at least one initial condition random value; communicate at least one initial condition that triggers generation of an initial condition within an entertainment game gameplay session, where: the initial condition setting is based upon at least one initial condition random value; at least one payout parameter is determined upon the generation of an initial condition; and communicate a gambling event occurrence detected from the entertainment game that triggers a wager.

Abstract: A resource management entertainment game including a mobile device, a player acquires and consumes resources to achieve a goal. An entertainment system engine of the gambling hybrid game provides player selection of wager denomination, the resource management entertainment game and determines when an interaction with a game element occurs in the game. A game world engine of the gambling hybrid game determines when a gambling event in a gambling game is to be provided based upon the interaction with game element in the resource management entertainment game. The game world engine then requests that a real world engine of the gambling hybrid game resolve the gambling event in the gambling game. The real world engine resolves the gambling event and associated wagers on the outcome of the gambling event.

Abstract: A gambling hybrid game including an entertainment system engine that provides an entertainment game, a real world engine that provides gambling games, and a game world engine that monitors the entertainment game and provides gambling games when appropriate. The entertainment system engine provides an entertainment games that provides values for a set of entertainment game variables. The game world engine uses the results of a gambling event to determine a change to the set of entertainment game variables and provides the change to the entertainment system engine.

Abstract: Systems for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game are disclosed. Sudoku style hybrid games can include a themed entertainment game in which a player places symbols into a Sudoku puzzle and events within the entertainment portion of the Sudoku style entertainment game can trigger wagers in a real world game of chance. Players may compete against each other to determine a winning player based on the amount of time taken to complete the puzzle of the Sudoku style entertainment game. The outcome of the wagers can result in payouts of real world credit and can also affect gameplay within the Sudoku style entertainment game.

Abstract: An insurance enabled hybrid gaming system including a terminal with an entertainment software engine, a real world engine, and a game world engine connecting the entertainment software engine and the real world engine using a network, the system constructed to provide an entertainment game and a gambling game which activates an insurance proposition associated with an insurance trigger event in the entertainment game in exchange for an insurance fee when there is a gameplay event of the entertainment game dependent upon player action and an insurance module that mitigates the negative outcome.

Abstract: An interleaved wagering system with timed randomized variable is disclosed. The system includes a terminal that has an interactive controller that provides an entertainment game. An application controller operatively connects the interactive controller to a wager controller. The application controller receives user input via the interactive controller, and requests a randomized variable from the wager controller. The application controller inserts the randomized variable into a skill event and communicates the result of the skill event to the wager controller. The wager controller generates a randomized variable and operates an independent timer associated with that variable. The wager controller uses the skill event data and independent timer to determine if the skill event is successful according to parameters outside the control of the interactive application.

Abstract: A record display system includes an interactive controller configured to: communicate, to an application controller, application telemetry; receive application resources; display initial results of a user interaction; receive a record indicating an official result of wagering associated with the user interaction; and display the record; a wager controller constructed to: receive a wager request; determine a wager outcome; communicate the wager outcome; and communicate the record; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; communicate application resources; receive the record; communicate the record, wherein the record comprises the official wager outcome.

Abstract: An electromechanical gaming machine for providing an in game object offer in a gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be used to generate a convertible intermediate value holder in an entertainment game provided the gambling hybrid game. The in game object offer may be obtained as the result of a gambling event or by the expenditure of a form of credit by the player.

Abstract: An electromechanical gaming machine for applying an anti-cheating system including a real world controller constructed to provide a gambling game; an entertainment software controller constructed to execute an entertainment game; a game world controller constructed to manage the entertainment software controller and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger the wager for the gambling game to the gambling game; and the anti-cheating module constructed to: establish a penalty threshold, receive player information for the player where the player information is related to the anti-cheating measure; apply a punitive measure if the penalty threshold is met.

Abstract: A network distributed gaming system is disclosed. The system includes a real world engine connected to a game world engine, the real world engine constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits. The system also includes an entertainment software engine connected to the game world engine by a network, the entertainment software engine configured to execute a multiplayer entertainment game. The system also includes the game world engine constructed to: receive gameplay gambling event occurrences; communicate a trigger of the wager in the gambling game; detect a substitution request; evaluate whether the substitution request involves a substitution of the player by the human player that satisfies at least one substitution standard; and perform a player substitution in accordance with the substitution request when the substitution request satisfies the at least one substitution standard.

Abstract: Systems of detecting unauthorized operation of a hybrid game are disclosed, including a hybrid game associated with a player, the hybrid game constructed to: communicate game operating performance data (GOPD); and the a regulatory scanning and screening audit (RSSA) module connected to the hybrid game via a communication link, the RSSA module constructed to: receive GOPD comprising scoring information for the player as a function of the player's demonstrated skill at the entertainment game of the hybrid game, and real credit information for real credit committed by the player; determine a rate of scoring information and a rate of commitment of the real credit; determine whether the player is operating the hybrid game in an unauthorized manner; and communicate a notification causing the hybrid game to suspend operation.