Abstract: A delayed wager interleaved wagering system is disclosed including an interactive processing device constructed to: provide an interactive application display; receive wager actuator data; automatically configure the display to provide a wager actuator; communicate wager actuator activation data; receive wagering telemetry data and application resource data; responsive to receiving the wagering telemetry data, automatically configure the display; a wager server constructed to: receive wager request data; automatically determine and communicate a wager outcome; and the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager server, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry data; determine to provide the wager actuator; communicate the wager actuator data; receive the wager actuator activation data; generate wager request data; communicate the wager request data; receive the wager outcome data; automatically determine and communicate the wagering telemetry data and

Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate an electromechanical hybrid gaming system including a real world engine configured to provide a randomly generated payout for a gambling game; an electromechanical game system connected to an entertainment game user interface and constructed to manage the electromechanical table game including an actuator that affects a goal of the electromechanical table game, wherein outcomes of the electromechanical table game are based upon actions performed by the player, wherein the electromechanical game system operates the actuator based on an outcome of the randomly generated payout for the gambling game; and a game world engine connected to the electromechanical game system and the real world engine, the game world engine constructed to communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon the sensed actions by the player during the player's skillful execution of the electromechanical table game.

Abstract: Systems for enhanced head-to-head hybrid gaming are provided.

Abstract: Systems for providing a lottery ticket to a player of a hybrid game are provided. Systems include an entertainment software engine that provides an entertainment game, the entertainment game including a first type of enabling element and a second type of enabling element; a real world engine that provides a gambling game, and generates random gambling outcomes for a gambling bet in real world credits; and a game world engine coupled to the entertainment software engine and the real world engine via a network, that: receives a lottery ticket; monitors, via the network, the player's skillful play of the entertainment game; pays out game world credit to the player; triggers the gambling bet in the gambling game; receives a gambling outcome; determines to award the lottery ticket to the player on the basis of attendant rules; and issues the lottery ticket to the player via the network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a Sudoku style hybrid game on a mobile device 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. 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: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention include: a real world controller connected to a game world server, the real world controller constructed to: receive configuration information for an odds engine; configure the odds engine; receive gambling event occurrences; and provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits; and the game world server connected to an entertainment controller and the real world controller, the entertainment controller executes an entertainment game, and the game world server is constructed to: receive outcomes based upon a player's skillful play; communicate the gambling event occurrences; and receive player performance information; analyze the player performance information to determine the player's skill level; determine the configuration information for the odds engine; and communicate the configuration information for the odds engine.

Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention include: 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 skill-based bonusing interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; receive a wager outcome; receive an application resource; initiate a portion of the interactive controller that provides the bonus goal; communicate additional application telemetry; receive and display bonus wager outcome; a wager controller constructed to: receive the wager request; determine a wager outcome; communicate the wager outcome; receive bonus wager request; determine a bonus wager outcome; and communicate bonus wager outcome; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller constructed to: receive application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager; communicating wager request; receive and communicate the wager outcome; determine and communicate the application resource; communicate a bonus goal offer; receive additional application telemetry; determine whe

Abstract: Systems for making a side bet in a hybrid game having a gambling game portion and an entertainment game portion are provided. The side bet is made in regards to the play of the entertainment portion of the hybrid game and can be made using a real world credit, a game world credit or a game world element. If the side bet is made using a real world credit, the real world credits used by the gambling game portion of the hybrid game and credited to a player are incremented or decremented. If the side bet is made using a game world element, the entertainment game portion of the hybrid game is updated based on the outcome of the side bet.

Abstract: Systems for providing an intermediate value holder in a gambling hybrid game are disclosed. The intermediate value holder may be used to change a set of variables in an entertainment game provided the gambling hybrid game. The intermediate value holder may be obtained as the result of a gambling event or by the expenditure of a form of credit by the player.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a difference engine hybrid game. The hybrid game includes a real world engine constructed to determine a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a wager in a gambling game, an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing one or more entertainment game variables based upon skillful execution of the entertainment game, and a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment software engine and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger a wager in the gambling game to the gambling game. The game world engine utilizes a difference engine module constructed to determine a paytable of the real world engine used to determine the randomly generated payout from among a plurality of paytables based on the one or more entertainment game variables.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a skill normalized hybrid game. One embodiment includes a skill normalized hybrid game, including: a gambling game; an entertainment game; a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment game and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger randomly generated payouts for the gambling game to the gambling game; and a skill normalization module constructed to: receive player performance measurements for at least one player from the game world engine; assign a handicap to the at least one player based at least in part upon the performance measurements for the at least one player from the game world engine; and send information concerning handicaps to the game world engine that configures the game world engine to implement each assigned handicap within the skill normalized hybrid game.

Abstract: Systems are provided including: a player's device constructed to: communicate device information; receive an authorization message; communicate an authorization to commence a SWig session; communicate updated device information; and receive an authorization revocation; a geographical location server constructed to: receive the device information; determine a geographical location of the player's device; and communicate the geographical location; and the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, and constructed to: receive the device information; receive the geographical location of the player's device; when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate the authorization message; receive the authorization to commence the SWig session; initiate the SWig session; receive the updated device information; determine if the player's device has changed location; and when the player's device has changed l