Abstract: A system and method for placing a wager on events is disclosed. The system includes a web server connected to the Internet, a database in communication with the web server storing codes corresponding to at least one criterion associated with an event for an interactive voice response (IVR) system and generating a string of codes corresponding to a wager, and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface is accessible from a client workstation separate from the web server and communicates with the web server to establish the wager. The graphical user interface initiates a call from the client workstation to transmit the string of code to the IVR system using voice-over internet protocols.