| Title of Invention | A GAMING-JURISDICTION-AUTHORIZED SECURE GAMING-BUSINESS DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND SYSTEM. |
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| Abstract | A virtual gaining experience is enabled by using randomly retrieved gaming episodes from a pre-recorded episode database. The pre-recorded videos are obtained from previously recorded casino security video or from closed regulated tourna- ment video recordings or from computer generated animations. The casino based multimedia source provides audio-video signals depicting various legally-authorized Jive casino games. An accounting subsystem manages the compensation, credit accounts, and authentication for a virtual player. An electronic or mechanical database distribution center connects the multimedia video source and the player accounting subsystem to a virtual player station. The virtual player station includes an appropriately secured display for displaying to the virtual player the multimedia video signal depicting the legally-authorized live casino game or a pre-recorded legally randomized casino game or the artificially generated pre-recorded game. The virtual player station also provides appropri- ately secured gaming information, which enables the legally authenticated (biometric or otherwise) virtual player to place a game episode outcome wager. The virtual player station also provides gaming information to enable the virtual player to receive a payout. Novel simplified wagering rules also enable the virtual player to bet either for or against the actual player depicted in each of the pre-recorded gaming episodes using either a live casino multimedia video signal or a restricted randomized casino multimedia game video from a pre-recorded storage medium. Pay table related |
| Full Text | A GAMING-JURISDICTION-AUTHORIZED SECURE GAMING-BUSINESS DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention. This invention relates to virtual regulated casino-type gaming systems and business processes and, more particularly, to an improved casino on- site, regulated off-site and regulated Internet remote gaming experience. 2. Prior Art. A Hodges et al. U.S. Patent No. 4,446,424 discloses a remote gaming system for use with a wagering or gambling establishment such as a casino. A player participates in a selected one of a plurality of live wagering games from a remote location. The system includes a croupier station, a credit station, and a remotely located player station. The player station includes a live game display for displaying a selected one of a plurality of games being played at the croupier station, such as craps, roulette, or keno. The player station includes a separate, changeable playboard for displaying a selected one of a plurality of wagering possibilities corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of games being played and for displaying the results of the game being played at the croupier station. The player station also includes a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the live game display and the operation of the separate, changeable playboard. The betting decisions required by the remote player for the croupier games are just as complicated as the actual games and no card games are mentioned. The Hodges et at system is not practical because state gaming laws also require that the eligibility of a remote player be initially established and also be periodically verified by security personnel. No mention is made in the Hodges et .1. patent for any player authentication at the remotely located player station. such as a hotel room, or convenience store or other "licensable" off-site locations. A Molnick Patent, U.S. Patent No. 5,800,268, also discloses a method by which a remote player may participate in a live casino game from a location remote from a casing A player establishes an information link with a casino from an interface station which includes a video monitor and a keypad, where the keypad is game specific and unchangeable. The Molnick patent also uses camera, and discloses table card games. The betting scheme of Molnick is just as complicated as the actual table game. The system of Molnick is also not practical. While modems and phones .incs are used, compression and encryption are not. Molnick also does not use player eligibility authentication. Molnick displays to the remote player an entire gaming table with a number of "live" players, which would enable card counting and team playing by the remote players, both of wh.ch are not acceptable to casinos. A need exists for a practical remote casino-type gaming system that would meet state gaming regulations, which are promulgated mainly to ensure the fairness of the game and eligibility of the players, such as age and creditworthiness. A need also exists for a system which would provide a smooth progression from regulated casino gaming to regulated remote on-site and off-site gaming and eventually to regulated Internet gaming. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a practical but remote player- friendly casino-type gaming system that meets the gaming legal regulations, as promulgated by the various governmental jurisdictions. The key benefits are: (a) ease of play, (b) retains most of the excitement of actual live participation, (c) ability to control rate of play, thereby reducing player stress, (d) ensures a greater level of privacy, thereby limiting embarrassment, (e) better utilization of the existing personnel and facility infrastructure, (1) enables gaming multimedia video product creation, advertising and branding by the casino, (g) enables regulated off-site gaming, including Internet, and (h) facilitates effective novice player education. Some of the technical features of a system according to the invention include data compression with a video Codec using, for example, J/MPEG and other application-specific compression techniques. Data encryption is provided using, for example, DES 128 and strong RSA encryption. Various communication pathways are used such as copper, fiberoptic, and wireless, to interconnect the disclosed subsystems. Various communication network protocols (eg., IEEE 802.XX, ITU/CCITT V Series protocol, TCP/IP) and network topologies (e.g., ring, star) are used to implement networks such as, for example, LAN, WAN, VPN, Cable Modems, ADSL, Satellite (e.g., QAM), Internet, wherein the forward path from the multimedia video source needs, for example, about one megabyte per second (IMB/sec) data bandwidth capability and the return path needs capability in the range of about ten kilobytes per second (10KB/sec), with further reductions provided with evolving MPEG.X technology. A communication distribution hub enables multiple games to be fed in and routed to multiple remote player stations. Legally certified random number generators (RNGs) are uses to randomly select one source for video multimedia signals from several incoming gaming video multimedia sources, in an autonomous manner, for each game episode presented to the remote player, at the remote player station. The system includes' a number of features. Virtual gaming at a remote site uses legally randomized live video or pre-recorded video. Pre-recorded video could be obtained from prior casino security video storage tapes or from tapes of closed regulated tournaments. If a random pre-recorded gaming episode is selected by the remote player, thcn its playback can be slowed down to reduce player stress. A remote on-site or off-site player bets, for or against, a live player while viewing either a live casino video signal or a pre-recorded casino video from any secure multimedia storage repository (e.g., disk, tape). Wagering rules for the games are simple as compared to more complicated live casino game wagering rules resulting in a new way of wagering on existing games, as well as the creation of new wagering games. Due to the simplicity of the betting rules, a remote player can concurrently play several dissimilar games at the same remote gaming station. The remote player can, in effect, virtually roam around a casino and virtually participate in a plurality of games without leaving the remote gaming station. For remote gaming stations off-site of the casino premises, the remote gaming station is periodically monitored and recorded with a return path multimedia video camera/audio channel. Various biometric sensing systems arc also used to validate a player's identity. By using currently available videotapes or disks of all licensed table games that are recorded and stored as per currently promulgated regulatory requirements, surveillance and security functions for all the live casino tables can be cost-shared with the disclosed remote gaming system. Casino surveillance and security is enhanced by the superior quality of the live game multimedia video data used for the disclosed remote gaming station purposes. The off-site remote gaming player station is at the same security level as a bank ATM machine, perhaps including even the co-located security guards. The touch screen is spill and shatterproof and an audible alarm makes the remote player stations substantially tamperproof The multimedia video data stream for a live or pre-recorded game can be processed in real-time to generate and remotely display multimedia synthetic video signal which show, for example, enhanced images of cards, dice or roulette, as well as the progress and outcome of selected live or pre-recorded casino games. Regulated live play or pre-recorded restricted access storage repository-based multimedia video, of hired casino shills or invited professional gamblers or invited celebrities at the gaming tables, enables a licensed casino to become a provider of multimedia gaming content, certified by government gaming authorities, similar to the movie/television entertainment production industry. The equipment required includes that which is currently used in the entertainment video production, video cable-based and Intemet-bascd video, content delivery systems. Moreover, in an instructional mode of operation, novice players are instructed by example, on how to play the various games in a relatively stress-free environment, by recognized gaming experts. Moreover, the video presentation can be slowed down to enable ease of viewing of the gaming action for a novice player. Thc present invention includes a legally-authorized remote gaming system which includes a multimedia video source at a casino which provides a live video or pre-recorded restricted-access video signal depicting a legally-authorized live casino game. A player accounting and tracking subsystem manages the accounts, player compensation rating and surveillance for a remote off-site player, as well as the on-site player on casino premises. A communication distribution hub connects the multimedia video source and the player accounting and tracking subsystem to the remote player station. The remote player station includes a display for displaying to a remote player the live multimedia video or the pre-recorded multimedia video signal depicting the legally-authorized, live or pre-recorded, actual casino game. The remote player station also provides gaming information which enables the remote player to place a bet and otherwise provide inputs via a touchscreen or other means. The remote player station also provides gaming information to enable the remote player to receive a payout by electronic means or by mechanical means for the casino game currently being displayed on the station display. Moreover, the display can be a conventional color monitor or a stereo 3D head mounted goggles. The goggles can also be used to restrict viewing access, to only the eligible individual players. Biomctric sensors can also be incorporated into the head-mounted remote player station. Furthermore, the entire remote player station can be wall-mounted, to facilitate ease of installation and better space utilization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which ard incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, i serve to explain the principles of the invchtion: FIG. 1 is a comprehensive schematic block diagram illustrating a remote virtual gaming system which uses actual regulated casino live games or pre-recorded actual casino games. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a remote virtual gaming system according to the invention which is entirely on the premises of a casino. FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic block diagram of a "minimal" equipment remote virtual gaming system including data compression and encryption features. FIG. 4 is a corresponding simplified video display incorporated in a "cashless" remote player station. FIG. 5 is a simplified block diagram illustrating a remote virtual gaming system which uses image processing and data compression to provide images for a synthetic display and to provide an output having substantial data bandwidth reduction for sending, for example, an encoded image of a five of diamonds playing card, as illustrated in FIG. 6. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a RNG array based game distribution system of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a remote player virtual gaming system which provides remote player authentication from a remote off-site location. FIG. 9 illustrates an example electromechanical acceptor-validator sub-system, for use by a remote player. FIG. 10 illustrates a touch-sensitive area of an example video display sub-system fur use by a remote player. FIG. 11 illustrates an example video dispiay presentation on a display sub-system response screen. FIG. 12 illustrates a typical sequential series of player actions which produce various responses. FIG. 13 is a view of a player interface for a remotely-located player station showing on one screen three simultaneous dissimilar gaming response display panels and three corresponding player-friendly, touch-sensitive display screen areas. FIG. 14 is a data and control flowchart illustrating operation of a remote gaming system according to the invention. FIG. 15 shows a typical set of play mode related interprocessor information transfer sequences. FIG. 16 shows a typical set of casino E-commerce roam mode related interprocessor information transfer sequences. FIG. 17 is a comprehensive functional block diagram of the disclosed multimedia virtual gaming method and system, including interconnections to other casino-based systems. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The psychology of what makes a particular game "exciting" to a player is not clearly understood, as conceded even by veterans in the casino business. A typical approach to validating the attractiveness and consequently the potential success of a game is to conduct for a few months an expensive "field trial" on a casino floor and to monitor the "excitement and appeal" of the game, in terms of player usage and the consequential generation of actual revenue. However, this inventor asserts that a simplistic betting scheme involving only a minuscule amount of decision-making in a non-confrontational non-public environment is preferred by most players. This hypothesis is validated by economic data that about two- thirds of a casino's revenue is attributed to slots in contrast to revenue obtained from table games (e.g., cards) and other games (e.g., craps, keno, roulette). Moreover, due to the complexity of the required gaming infrastructure (e.g., equipment, trained personnel), the profit margin for slots is about twice that for all of the other games. On the other hand, many players, particularly younger players below the age of forty, consider video slot gaming to be quite boring. The present invention makes the playing of non-slot games into "no-braincrs" like slot games, without also eliminating the player "excitement and appeal" that non-slot games generate, so that a player can participate without the stress and potential public shame arising from a player's misjudgnent and associated losses at a live gaming table. No other player can .see what any particular player has lost, just like at a slot machine, and without player tracking, even the casino doesn't know. On the other hand, the present invention does not preclude the welcome recognition and acclaim that casinos typically bestow on winners in the casino. An additional incentive for casinos to implement this invention is that they have a substantial long star.ding/traditional investment in non-slot gaining and it is generally acknowledged that non-slot gaming needs to improve its return c:i inves-nent (ROI). However, the recent 2civent cf unregulated Intcrrxi-based gaming with its computer-based random number gcner.nt.irs (RNd) has put tremendous uncertainty into the previously sound business rationale fcr making billion dollar "(co-located casino/ hotel/' entertainment shopping) fixed casino investments. Moreover, RNG-drivcn video slots can be inexpensively replicated by thousands of unregulated entities on the Internet, subject only to mostly unenforceable regulatory issues, while it takes a substantial capital investment to maintain a live table (e.g., cards, craps, roulette) gaming facility with the associated player "excitement and appeal", that can only be generated by a live casino type of operation. FIG. 1 illustrates a remote multimedia dirxibuted, virtual gaming system 10 which interacts with a remote player 12. The system includes a multimedia virtual gaming content generation array 20 which is monitored by a virtual multimedia content acquisition sensor array 22. The outputs of the sensor array 22 are sent on a data/signal bus 24 to a regulatory surveillance control center server 26 and to a raw multimedia virtual gaming episode processing array 28. Processed output signals from the processing array 28 arc sent on a bus 30 to a multimedia virtual gaming content playback array 32 for storage or directly to a multimedia virtual gaming content distribution center server, or hub, 34. Alternatively, a bus 33 provides stored processed signals to the hub 34 and to the surveillance control center server 26. The distribution center server is connected by a bus 36 to a player E-commerce server 38 and by a bus 40 to a player accounting, VIP tracking, and authentication server 42. A hotel reservation server 41 is connected through a bus 43 to the player E-commcrcc server 38 and to the player accounting, VTP tracking, and authentication server 42. The hotel reservation server 41 provides VIP player information to the accounting server 42. These servers 38, 41, 42 provide ancillary services to the system 10. The communication server includes a random number generator which randomly selects game content. The communication server 34 is connected by a virtual private network (VPN) signal line 44 to a remote player station 46 on the casino gaming premises. The communication server 34 i:; also connected by a signal line 48 to a regulated Internet server portal 50, which is connected through the Internet 52 to a remote virtual gaming station 54, which is located off of the casino floor site and which provides for presentation of games to a player, and which provides for player participation. FIG. 1 provides a remote multimedia virtual gaming system 10 which presents a remote player 12 with virtual gaming video and audio information from actual casino games. By actual casino panics is meant games which ars actually beir.g played by real players or restricted access pre-recorded games which have been actually but previously played by real players, bcth of which are played in a real, licensed casino or in a licensed restricted access tournarr.cr.t (e.g.. invitation-only Imih stakes poker, celebrity poker). The multimedia gaming system uses live video and live audio presentations to provide a live casino environment to the remote piayer 12. Alternatively, p.'c-rcccrccd restricted access video and audio are played back to the remote playrr 12 in an autonomous legally randomized sequence to provide a Iiccns2b!c virtual casino gaming environment. The content generation array 20 djagrammatically shows three exemplary casino games being monitored/acquired according to the invention'using the multimedia content acquisition sensor array 22 comprised of either analog or digitized video and audio sensors. I A first live video image sensing camera system 60 and a first pair of stereo audio sensing microphones 62, 64 monitor a live roulette game table 66 in a licensed casino. A second live video image sensing camera system 70 and a second pair of stereo audio sensing microphones 72, 74 monitor a live card game table 76 in a licensed casino or at a tournament. A third live video image sensing camera system 80 and a third pair of stereo audio sensing microphones 82, 84 monitor a live craps game table 86 in the licensed casino. The video image sensing camera systems 60, 70, 80 are, for example, one or more (e.g., stereo mode) color and/or black and white video cameras commercially provided by companies such as Sony, Panasonic, CoStar, Kodak and Hitachi, with a nominal digital resolution of 640 x 480 (comparable to current consumer TV) pixels (or more), compliant with any video format, including NTSC, PAL, DTV, ATSC or other appropriate SMPTE standard, selected by those skilled in the art. The output of this multimedia acquisition sensor array 22 is then processed in the processing array 28 to create a virtual gaming episode package for each game. The first step in this process is performed in a real-time content edit processing array 90 to, autonomously or manually, rapidly edit out images and audio that detract and distract from the game, including information that may enable the viewer (e.g., remote player) of the video to identify the individual live player, due to privacy considerations. Then this game episode captured on tape or computer memory is compressed in a real-time multimedia content compression processing array 92 using J/MPEG (or equal) for video and MP3 (or equal) for audio or other appropriate SMPTE standard as approved by the appropriate regulatory agency. Then the compressed episode is encrypted in a real-time multimedia encryption processing array 94 using DES (e.g., 128 bit), and/or RSA (e.g., 1024 bit public key exchange) or any authorized encryption standard, as per the gaming control board (GCB) that has jurisdiction. Note that the underlying theoretical foundation for encryption and RNG arc related. The required video rate (e.g., 30 Hz) edit/compress/encrypt preferred by TV studio quality equipment can be purchased from Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Tektronics, Quantel, AVID or equal. This, preferably real-time, encrypted/compressed/edited multimedia game episode package is then stored in the playback array 32 on a disk, tape, or CD, or any other secure storage media, for subsequent gaming content distribution. This episode package can also be directly routed, in near real-time, to the content distribution center server, or multimedia communication/distribution hub, 34. The securely encrypted and compressed live video and audio signals from the video camera systems and the stereo microphones are also connected to, recorded, and then subsequently played back with a VCR array, harci disk array or solid state disk array, as typically illustrated by utilizing a secure, compressed virtual gaming episode data base using disk or tape farm system 96. The VCRs are commercially provided by Sony, Magnavox, Panasonic, RCA and others. The disks are provided by Seagate, Maxtor, Quantum, Loronics, IBM and others. Other bulk storage media include optical and DVD, from Toshiba, JVC and others. The multimedia' communication distribution hub 34 has a number of input/output (I/O) ports connected, directly or indirectly, to the I/O ports of the cameras, microphones, and disk/tape VCRs. The multimedia communication distribution hub 34 controls distribution of video, audio, and control signals. The communication hub 34 also functions as a switching router with audio/video output signals being selected from inputs provided by video camera systems or disk/VCRs, using a random selection method controlled by a certified random number.generator (RNG), of the numerous multimedia video packets. The communication hub 34 is, for example, a bank of video, analog or digital, switches commercially provided by companies such as Cisco, Lucent, Maxim, Brocade, Gennum, Elantec or Analog Devices, controlled by a certified RNG, running on a fast microprocessor such as a 400 MHz Intel Pentium II microprocessor from Intel, IBM, Compaq or equivalent from Sun, Motorola or others. The communication hub 34 functions as a RNG driven multiport switch for selecting among incoming multimedia video channels to outgoing distribution channels, including 1000 base-T fiber-optic or video coax or copper wired or wireless (spread spectrum) transceivers or other physical layer communication pathways. The communication hub 34 has an I/O port which is connected by a virtual private network (VPN) signal line 44, which provides a wired, fiber-optic, wireless, or other connection link to the main input port of the remote player station 46. The security of the remote player station 46 is controlled by the casino, by virtue of it being on the casino gaming premises or by being under the direct physical control of the casino', such as in a casino hotel room that has appropriate sensors, as described later. The communication connection link 44 is, for example, a fiber-optic 1000 base-T rated cable or equivalent communication pathway. Various communication protocols (e.g., IEEE, 802.XX, ITU/CCITT V Series) .and topologies (e.g., star, ring) can be used to implement the required secure authorized virtual private network-iriterprocessor connectivity. The remote on-site player terminal 46 includes a remote processor 100 which performs appropriate command, control and routing functions. The remote processor 100 sends video, audio and control signals to a video monitor 102 and to speakers 104. A wager acccptor subsystem 106 and a wager payout 108 subsystem provide betting information and payouts to the remote player 12. The remote processor 100 is a 16 to 128 bit microprocessor from Intel, AMD, Lucent, Texas Instruments, Phillips, Motorola, Hitachi, Sony, SGI, Sun or equal, using various real-time operating system (OS) software such as Windows CE (from Microsoft), PSOS (from Integrated Systems), Inferno (from Lucent), or any secure compact real-time operating system, that has been approved by a governmental gaming control board GCB.. The remote processor and associated I/O interface 100 can also be implemented using field programmable gate arrays (FPGA's) from Altcra, Xylinx, Lucent or equal. Using FPGA's provides an additional level of security by protection (e.g., tamper-proofing). The remote processor 100 is coupled to the video monitor 102 with an 8 Mbyte buffered memory display screen with a 256 x 256 point or better touch screen provided by Microtouch or equivalent. Alternatively, a monoscopic or stereoscopic (3D) color or black and white display is presented to a player 112 with head-mounted goggles 114. Typically, no remote terminal disk, CD, or tape drive usage is required by the designer to implement the functionality, nor is it encouraged by the regulators. The remote player station 46 is contained in a tamperproof, rugged, spill-proof, alarmed safe-like enclosure. Another I/O port of the communication hub 34 is connected by the signal line, or communication link 48 to an I/O port of an authorized Internet server 50, located in a legally sanctioned gaming property in a sovereign state or Native American territory, which communicates through the Internet media 52 with a 2-wire or 4-wire telephone cable or other secure communication link to an off-site licensed Internet remote player station 54. The regulated Internet remote off-site player station 54. includes an Internet client Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack 120, a remote player station 122 (similar to the on-site casino station noted above), and biometric authentication equipment 124, from Sensar or equal for retinas, from.Digital Privacy or equal for fingerprints, from Symbol Technology or equal, for 2D. bar code based photo ID/driver's license, which are used jointly or severally, to continuously (e.g., every 5 seconds) verify the identity and eligibility of the player at that remote station. The off-site player station 54 or the remote player station 46 array include a flat panel plasma or liquid crystal or cathode ray tube video display 130 such as commercially provided by Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu, NEC, Toshiba, or equivalent with a touchscreen provided by Microtouch or equal and typically shown in FIG. 1. The off-site player station 122 typically has no disk, CD, or tape drive, while being enclosed in a tamperproof ATM kiosk-like container, otherwise functionally similar to the on-site player station 46. The flat panel plasma or liquid crystal or cathode ray rube video display 130 is adapted to be mounted, for example, on a wall 132 of a casino premises. In this case, the flat panel video display is part of a gaming station which is connected by a cable 134 or, altcrnatively, by a cable 136 to the communication server 34. The cable 134 is embedded in the wall 132 of the casino premises, and'alternatively, the cable 136 is routed along the lower edge of the wall 132 near the floor 138 of the casino. These cables arc then connected to a signal path 140 which connects to the VFN signal line 44. For use in the Internet player station 54, the signal path 140 is appropriately connected to the Internet system 52. For a casino location, the signal path 140 can be a power distribution wire in the casino which is adapted for carrying data signals or an infra red communication link, which also carries data signals. To support a large array of remote player stations (e.g., 46, 54) will typically require a corresponding array of processors within the communication distribution hub 34. This is due to the corresponding array of rapidly executing (e.g., at most 10 millisee/rarndom #) RNG's, required by GCB, for each player station, as well as, the corresponding array of multimedia virtual gaming episode packets to be managed (e.g., routed), by the distribution hub 34. It is noteworthy, that the disclosed high speed certified RNG array embedded in the communication distribution hub 34, also provides a means of transmitting and distributing a certified encrypted array of random numbers to a corresponding array of on-site or off-site player stations 46 or 54, thereby significantly reducing the required secure communication link 44 or 54 bandwidth. This functionality can also be utilized to implement local area (e.^., casino) or wide area virtual private network-based (e.g., covering an entire state) progressive gaming systems. Another I/O port of the communication hub 34 is connected through the bus 40 to an I/O port of the player accounting server 42, which also provides player authentication, usage tracking and rating compensation functions. The accounting server 42 is, for example, a 400 MHz or better, dual or otherwise 24 hour x 7 day fail-safe Pentium II personal computer with a 128 Mbyte SDRAM, 32 Mbyte display RAM, and a 144 Gbytc hard disk farm operating at a sustained 40 Mbyte/sec rate or the equivalent thereof, from IBM, Dell. Intel, Compac, Gateway, Sony, Hitachi, HP, Motorola, Apple, Sun or others. The player eligibility authentication function ensures that the player .s really who he or she claims to be. The tracking function non-intrusively determines ;player's gaming habits and intercepts the actual .utilization of the various gaming facilities by each player. That information ;s then used to appropriately "rate and compensate" a player with promotional and other bonus offers, such as travel/hotel/icod/ reimbursements. The compensation and promotion budget for each cf the five major properties in l.as Vegas, for example, is currently a significantly large dollar amount (e.g.. S100M per year). Although only three dissimiiar types of games are illustrated in FIG. 1, the gaming choices for the remote players 12 or 112, include a large nu;nber of card games such as, for example, Blackjack, Stud Poker, Baccarat, and ether games such as Roulette, Craps, Keno, slots and other newly deployed slot type games such as Monopoly. The present invention also allows a remote virtual slot players to participate in the outcome of a particular lucky slot machine, which is being played by a live slot player. The terms "game" and "gaming," as used herein, include not only actual casino games with live players but also all types of electronic, electromechanical or mechanical gambling and casino game facsimiles (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 11719(a) (2) or (3)). These include games such as Faro, Monte, Roulette, Kcno, Bingo, Fan-tan, Twenty-One, Blackjack, Scvcn-and-a-IIalf, Big Injun, Klondike, Craps, Poker, Chuck-a-Luck, Chinese Chuck-a-Luck (Dai Shu), Wheel of Fortune, Chcmin dc Fir, Baccarat, Pai Gow, Beat the Banker, Panguingui, slot machines, video Poker machines, etc.; games of skill and/or strategy such as Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, board games such as Monopoly and Scrabble, card games such as Pinochle, Hearts, Spades; video-based games such as Doom, Riven, Pong, Pac Man, Myst; video games based on sports such as golf, baseball, football, basketball, soccer, rugby; arcade type games; non-house stake and parimuiual games between two or more players; and games defined by IGRA (Indian Gaining Regulatory Act) as Class II games. For the pre-recorded mode of play, the communication hub/switcher 34 autonomously provides legally randomized video playback which precludes card counting based wagering strategics, as detailed for example in the book "Beat the Dealer" by Thorp. Recordings cf actual games are obtained, for example, from previously recorded casino security tapes, or from closed tournaments, such as invitation-only high-stakes poker tournaments for professional gamers or celebrities. It is noted that governmental bodies such as the Nevada (NV) Gaming Control Hoard (GCB) currently have surveillance requirements winch require the deployment of at least one video camera at every ongoing licensed casir.o game. In addition, the video cameras that are monitored by lightly manned surveillance facilities are also backed up by continuous vicicu recordings (e.g., VHS video tape) and by security personnel on the casino floor. The present invention enables the casino security and surveillance functions in the surveillance contrci center server 26 to. be cost-shared wi:h the remote gaming system 10 via communication luscs 24 ar.d 33. The disclosed remote gaming system will typically have video quality which is an improvement over that currently used to meet a casino's regulatory security and surveillance requirements. As a result, improvement in the quality of a casino's camera surveillance system can be cost-justified by sharing the increased resolution and superior video data quality required of a remote virtual gaming system, to ensure remote player appeal. For surveillance purposes, an entire card table is typically acquired on video tape using a single video camera. A remote virtual gaming system will typically require better video image quality or more than one video camera to be deployed' at each card table to capture what is happening at each live player's station. Consequently, superior quality video data is made available for surveillance, for either on-line or off-line purposes, thereby improving the surveillance system effectiveness. Note that disputes between casinos and customers can expose casinos to unfavorable publicity and even to litigation. Many of these disputes are currently resolved, both in and out of court, using the casino's existing surveillance video tapes and disks. VHS recorders from Panasonic, RCA, Sony and others are typically used. Disk farms from IBM, Loronics and others are typically used. Casinos are typically required by GCB regulations to continually record and retain the surveillance video' tapes for a period of one week, after which they may be erased and reused. This disclosure makes these video tapes a more valuable casino asset by productizing each game episode into a reusable multimedia gaming episode content. However, it is noted that due to privacy, confidentiality and security considerations, the faces and other identifying features of individual ad-hoc live players cannot typically be replayed, unless the casinos have prior authorization to do so. Casinos often have individuals on their payroll, called shills, or house players or celebrities under contract, who play various card games such as Blackjack or other games such as Roulette and Craps to generate gaming "excitement" on the casino floor to attract visiting prospective casino players. The present invention extends this legal activity of these hired players by having one or more house gaming tables completely reserved for these skilled professional house players or for celebrities hired for this purpose. These legally-authorized games are then electronically acquired on multimedia video and electronically routed to the remote player stations, on-site or off-site via the distribution hub 34. Indeed, the live players at these house tables could be world-class card players, tournament poker players, and other professional game players. Since these house players are employed by the casinos and are not independent live players, the casinos do not lose money at these live restricted house-only tables, nor are they exposed to privacy issues. Play at these restricted tables is an "entertainment show" designed to stimulate the visiting casino player's enthusiasm and reduce their nervousness or fear for playing at the various table and other games offered by the casino. Moreover, the games at the live house tables can also be played in a closed "secure" casino-controlled environment, recorded and then autonomously randomly selected and routed to the remote player stations. These legally randomized recorded games can also be sequentially routed to remote player stations, provided there is no possibility of a "sting" situation in which the gaming episode encrypted multimedia video signal can be intercepted and the game outcome can be either modified or substituted for. This invention enables a i licensed casino to become a video gaming content provider with content which is (almost automatically) certified by a governmental agency such as the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) at the point of creation. This multimedia video gaming content product is conceptually similar to that produced by the movie/TV entertainment industry, which produces and records video entertainment content for sale to audiences. Indeed, this disclosure further blurs the distinction between the gaming and entertainment industries. In order to conduct a legally certified game, a governmentally licensed and regulated casino is liable and responsible for ensuring that each of their games is executed "fairly" by their house employees, such as card dealers, in a procedurally predefined manner within a published set of rules. Any changes to a certified game, such as procedural changes, look- feel changes and pay table changes, require recertification by a appropriate governmental gaming control board such as those found for example in Nevada (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Illinois (III.), Wisconsin (WI), Michigan (MI), Colorado (CO), Mississippi (Miss.), Louisiana (LA), and the various Native American nations. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a remote gaming system 150 which is on the premises of a casino or which is otherwise monitored by the security/surveillance department of a casino. As in FIG. 1, a number of video camera systems and microphone arrangements as represented by reference characters 152, 154, are provided in a multimedia virtual gaming content acquisition array 156 to monitor various respective casino games 160, 162 in a multimedia content generator array 164. In this context, a disk or tape playback farm 170 is provided, as previously disclosed as part of a multimedia content playback array 172 to both record video signals and to subsequently randomly playback pre-recorded video signals. The output signals of the video acquisition array 156 and the playback array 172, are provided to a communication hub and switcher arrangement in a multimedia virtual gaming content episode packaging and distribution system 176 which includes a video swkch/distributor/selector and digitizer 178 such as a video switch commercially provided by Maxim, Analog Devices, or Elantec. The video switch/distributor/selector and digitizer 178 includes a legally approved autonomous random number generator (RNG) for selection of one of a plurality of video sources or prestored episodes, the signals from which are transmitted to a virtual gaming episode player presentation and participation station array 180 which includes a number of remote .player stations, typically shown as 182, 184, 186, through secure authorized direct connections or secure virtual private network (VPN) connections, as previously illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic block diagram of a simplified remote gaming system 200 for use within premises controlled by a casino. An acquisition system 202 includes an analog video camera system 204 and microphones 206, 207 provide signals from a live regulated game 208 to a digitizer, compression, and encryption module 210 which, if necessary, converts the analog camera video and audio signals with a digitizer from, for example, Analog Devices or Maxim, to a digital format. Compression is done, for i example, with MPEG2 standard compression chip sets provided by C3 Microsystems or Zoran or equal. Encryption is dons with chip sets and firmware from RPK, or Cylink or Phillips or equal. The multimedia video and audio data arc provided through a secure physical communication pathway 214, fabricated from fiber-optic or coax or power cable or wireless link, to a player terminal 216, which is part of a presentation and participation system 218, for appropriate decryption, decompression and then presentation on a display. FIG. 3 illustrates the importance of data security in practicing the present invention. Casino management and the governmental regulatory agencies arc very concerned with electronic intruders tapping into the casino communication network and manipulating any player terminal, including a slot machine, to fraudulently declare a jackpot. This type of intrusion could be done with or without collusion by casino employees. Consequently, all communication datalinks are encrypted wild triple DKS encryption, RSA (public key exchange) encryption, or other approved secure encryption means Otherwise the entire system is impractical and undeployable, because it will not be approved by governmental agencies. Prior to encryption, the video data has an appropriate identification (ID) attached such as, for example, a "product source watermark" incorporating the casino/table ID, for example. A date/time and video frame ID may also be inserted to provide an additional level of tamper-proofing. As no:cd earlier, the video data is then compressed using, for example, J/MPEG, wavelet, or any other proprietary' but GCD approved techniques. It can net be overemphasized that the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCD) will not license a player station which lacks an adequate level of secure communication, utilizing encryption based protection. FIG. 4 shows a simplified display layout 250 for a player interaction screen shewn or: the video monitor of player stations as shown in FIGS. I, 2 and 3. Starting at the bottom of this Figur;, a display area 252 displays the player credit balance of SXXXX. Above this is shown a display area 254 for a simple pay table 2x which means that. for every one dollar wagered, a remote player can win two dollars. Above that a screen area 256 presents the result in collars wen. Above that a .screen area 258 .shows the actual amount wagered and the particular player number (Pit) selected. When the selected game is in progress, the screen display area 260 at the top end of the player station display, displays the live or secure pre-recorded video episode image stream, preferably at the eye level cf the remote player. This remote player station can be floor mounted r wall mounted or a 5 handheld portable, -subject to GCB approvul. Note that wall mounted player stations arc particularly attractive because of their space and cost effectiveness. Indeed video gaming stations currently deployed in casinos could also be repackaged in a wall mountablc version. FIG. 5 illustrates a remote gaming system 300 suitable for use with player stations 10 which are off-the-premises of the casino and therefore beyond the immediate reach of the physical security- personnel of the casino. A content creation and acquisition system 302 provides multimedia video information from various game specific cameras 304, 306, 308, provided to a content distribution server array 310 which includes an authorized Internet communication server 312 within casino premises or within casino-controlled premises. 15 The server 312 provides image processing to enhance the raw images from the video sources by creating synthetic video images using image enhancement techniques. The synthetic video images are data compressed and are transmitted at a much smaller bit rate than the incoming game related multimedia camera video signals through an authorized Internet portal 314 located in a sovereign state or Native American territory with a low 20 speed, e.g. 28.8 Kbps, modem. Encryption is also provided for secure transmission through the authorized Internet portal 314 to a remote player station 316. The server 312 also provides an encoded display (ED) signal to display, for example, the image of a five of diamonds playing card, prestored at the remote player station as illustrated in FIG. 6. Thus, rather than transmitting the image of a "five of diamonds", an encrypted digital word 25 representing the "five of diamonds" is transmitted over the regulated Internet or other gaming related virtual private network. For example, the four suit of cards are encoded as hearts (11), diamonds (10), clubs (01), spades (00) in the two right most LSD's. The thinccn cards arc encoded as four higher order bits, thereby resulting in a 6 bi: code (010110) providing a binary1 representation of "five cf diamonds". This binary code;s then 30 encrypted using DES, for example, resulting in a much larger word length that is then distributed or otherwise utilized by the disclosed secure regulated gaming system. Thus, by using real-time image processing techniques to geneiate encoded video, the video data stream from each of the live games is processed in real-time to generate and 35 remotely display the progress and outcome of each of the ongoing games. For instance, as previously mentioned, the cards played in a card game car. be identified via image processing at each live player's scat at a casino table and then transmitted to the remote off- casino site player earning station in real-time. By encoding the current status, progress and outcome of each game (e.g., via image processing) at the live player's gaming station in the casino, the video communication bandwidth required from the virtual private network or Internet is significantly reduced. This type of image processing can also be used to enhance the utility of the current casino video surveillance tape with a 7-day archive requirement, imposed by the GCB of various states, such as Nevada, Colorado, and New Jersey. FIG. 7 shows a RNG array based game distribution system 320. The remote terminal #K 322 or #K1 324 located on-site or off-site are connected via a secure Internet 326 or a secure virtual private network (VPN) 328. A secure Internet portal 330 and the VPN head end 332 is co-located with the high performance computing array based server 334. A multiprocessorarray 336 embedded in the server 334 generates a vector of random numbers 338, that are generated using RNG's that have been certified by the appropriate GCB. The multiprocessor array can be a multiprocessor board from Mercury Computer Systems or Sky Computer or Alacron or Analog Devices or equal. Each of remote terminals 322, 324 receives one of the encrypted random numbers and interprets it to generate the game outcome in conjunction with the particular game selected by the remote player. The available games can be built into the remote terminal player station 322, 324, or can be inserted via a cartridge 340 into the player station. This architecture is similar to conventional standalone video gaming terminals except that the RNG is located at a centralized multiprocessor based distribution server, rather than at each individual player station. The game related video does not have to be sent down from the distribution server 334, but can be locally stored and retrieved based on the specific random number received by the remote terminal player station 322, 324. However, in the Internet segment of this architecture, the selected game can also be downloaded from the server to the player station, using JAVA or equal software technology, subject to GCB approval. A new generation of games based on receiving a multiple set of random numbers sequentially can be designed and implemented by those skilled in the art. Note that the remote player station 322, 324 cannot be readily tampered with to declare a false win, because the distribution server 334 "knows" all the random numbers that were generated. Moreover, this random number distribution architecture is very reliable and efficient and is directly adapted to wide area progressive gaming with several roving jackpots. FIG. 8 illustrates a remote gaming system 350 which provides player authentication from a remote player terminal site through communication links such as, for example, from a regulated Internet portal located in a territory, such as a sovereign state or Native American territory. For remote, otherwise "insecure'.' gaming stations outside of a casino, such as, for example, hotel/mote! rooms or convenience stores, the present invention requires that-the player activity at each of these remote gaming stations be continuously monitored and recorded at periodic intervals, such as every five seconds,.subject to GCB concurrencc, with a return path multimedia video-camera/audio channel. Other techniques such as, for example, biometricrfingerprints/rctina, driver's license pictures, and credit cards arc also employed to ensure that, at all times, each individual player at a remote otherwise "insecure" site is of a legal age (e.g., over 21). Variants of the "V" chip, which arc currently used in consumer TV sets from RCA, Sony ar,d others, and which enable parents to control the access by underage individuals, can also be gainfully employed as an additional protective measure in a "layered defensive" access control implementation strategy. Additionally, the display device can be monoscopic or stereoscopic head-mounted goggles that restrict viewing to the wearer. Other restrictions that could be promulgated include prohibitions on underage individuals being within 12 feet of the player station with stiff penalties (e.g., $10K) for violation, including imprisonment, for example, for one year. A GCB will not approve or certify any off-site remote player station without a player eligibility verification feature that is not susceptible to deception by the player and/or his cohorts. Thus the off-site room (e.g., hotel room) must be instrumented with additional cameras and other sensors (e.g., motion detection) to ensure that only eligible individuals are in the proximity of the player station in the room. The remote gaming system 350 of FIG. 8 includes a content generation 351 and acquisition array 352 which includes a plurality of video camera systems with microphones 354, 356, which monitor a plurality of corresponding live games 358, 360. llie video and audio information is fed to input terminals of a distribution server 362 which includes an authorized Internet gaming portal server 364 located in a sovereign state or Native American territory, which provides digitization, video/audio streaming, data compression, and data encryption. The gaming distribution server 364 is, for example, a 400 MHz dual redundant Pentium II with 128 MB of SDRAM, 32 MB of display RAM from Intel or Sun, or NEC or Sony or equal, a TCP/IP or other appropriate protocol stack, a video Codec from Intel, Analog Devices or equal, a compression chip set from C3 Micro, Zoran or equal, and an encryption chip set from a DES and/or a RSA licensee. Downloaded data is sent through an authorized Internet pathway 366 at, for example, a I MB/sec rate to a presentation and participation module 370 which includes a remote licensed player station 372. Uploaded data is sent through the authorized Internet 366 at, for example, a reduced 10 KB/scc rate back to the server 364. The player station 372 provides player information back to the server 364. The player station 372 thereby provides a game display and a player touchscreen. The player station also decrypts and decompresses data. A biometrics sensor module 374 exports face, eye, and/or vcice information packet, from a video camera system 176 to the player station 372 for transmission to the gaming server 364. The player station also provides the gaming server 2 64 with driver's license related bar coded information using a Symboltcch, r: eon:!I, 2D bar code system, a digital identity card using Drexler technology, or equal, and finpe: print data frnrr. Digital Privacy, or equal, for exnmple. Casino floor space is one of the most expensive kinds of developed real estate, ranging in price from $1000 per square foot and on up. Consequently, utilization of wall space, for example, along corridors, for player gaming stations is an important embodiment of the present invention. With GCB approval, an entire remote player station can be built into appropriate walls of a casino, for example, along corridor walls with the "attract" mode of the player station being active. Both conventional video gaming play stations and the multimedia player gaming stations according to the present invention can be implemented in a wall-mounted configuration, using flat panel displays (FPD)s from Sony, Panasonic, NEC, Hitachi, or equal. Physical layer connectivity is provided by cable either imbedded in the walls or along the lower edge of the wall at floor level. This is important from a cost perspective because it enables existing casino facilities to be economically retrofitted to accommodate a remote player station according to the present invention. Digging underground passages for cables and conduits on an existing casino floor is very disruptive and expensive. An alternative to using cables is to use secure wireless communication components from Harris, Texas Instruments, QualComm, Philips, or equal. Note that the implementation of the player station front panel as disclosed, for example, in FIG. 3 is further simplified by using "cashless" wagering with no coins or bills and using only credit cards, smart cards, or other casino-issued cash equivalent. FIGS. 9-12 diagrammatically illustrate an example of one embodiment of several elements of a remote player interface for a remotely-located player station. FIG. 9 diagrammatically shows an electromechanical acceptor-validator subsystem 400 for a video display station. This subsystem physically handles inputting and outputting money and money equivalents to the system by a remote player. This subsystem includes, for example, four generic physical input and output ports. A coin slot 404 accepts or dispenses coins, tokens, chips, or the like. A currency slot 406 accepts currency. A card slot 408 receives cards, such as credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, or the like for debiting and crediting money to a remote player's account. Note that the player is paid back in the same currency denominations and currency type that was originally inserted into the remote player station. This currency matching procedure is necessary to comply with the federal (IRS) and state anti-laundering laws (e.g., NV Reg. 6). A coupon slot 410 is provided so that, if the payout amount is large, then the casino typically prints out a coupon that can be converted to cash at the casino cashier's cage. Note that the computer/terminal at the cashier's cage is linked to the casino hotel/VIP server and the player accounting server, which in tum is linked to the remote player stations, to ensure ease of authentication and regulatory compliance. FIG. 10 illustrates a touch-sensitive area 420 of a video screen for a remote player station. The touch-sensitive area 420 includes a number of smaller touch-sensitive selection areas, called action buttons. As described below, action buttons are touched by a player to select certain game functions. FIG. 11 illustrates a video presentation and response screen area 430 which displays various video responses and/or graphic presentations by the system to the action buttons. The multimedia video presentation can also be provided by using head mounted monoscopic or stereoscopic (3D) goggles, such as those available from Kaiser Aerospace, or equal, particularly if they enhance the virtual gaming experience for younger, age 21 to 35, players. Moreover, head mounted goggles restrict unauthorized access to gaming and enhance player privacy (e.g., win/loss and net credit balance is hidden from passers by. Furthermore, by incorporating a miniature camera to within the head mounted goggle assembly to acquire an image of the remote player's retina also enables the player accounting server 42 of FIG. 1 to periodically authenticate the player, as noted earlier in FIG. 8. FIG. 12 shows a number of action-step balloons, labeled (nA) which arc used to represent various sequential steps followed by a remote player in the operation of the remote player station. A remote player touches the action buttons shown in FIG. 10 to make his or her selections. FIG. 11 shows a number of response-step balloons, labeled (nR) which indicate corresponding system responses to the action-step balloons (nA), where these system responses are displayed on the video presentation and response screen area 430 of FIG. 11. This representative action (A), response (R) sequence is shown in FIG. 11 the logical design process for facilitating player friendly interaction to enable those skilled in the art to implement other possible game presentation sequences. Referring to FIGS. 9, 10, 11, 12, a typical play sequence is described, as follows: First, in activity step 1A, the remote video player initially inserts money, in an acceptable form, such as coins, bills, or credit card, or smart card, or "cashless" player tracking card, into one of the respective slots 404-410 in the electromechanical acceptor- validator subsystem 400 of FIG. 9 to establish the remote video player's creditworthiness and age eligibility, that is, over age 21, based on his possession of the appropriate data on a legally issued card". Note that this does not preclude insertion of stolen or otherwise unauthorized cards by a dishonest player. In the corresponding response step 1R, the system responds by having a presentation and response screen area 450 display the remote video player's current credit balance in a credit balance area 451. Sccond, in activity stcp.2A, a remote player touches one of the action buttons in another touch-sensitive subaica 452 of the video screen. These action burtons include, for example, a roam button 460, a card game button 462, a dice burton 464, a roulette wheel button 466, or a button for any other game offered by a licensed gaming property. In response step 2R, the presentation screen responds, for example, with an appropriate live or pre-recorded multimedia video episode package in a response screen area 470. When the roam action button 460 is selected, the remote video player gets a video tour of the entire casino property. A specific gaming area is selected by touching the respective card, dice, or wheel buttons 460-466 in step 2A concurrently. Below the roam button 460, the live button 472 enables the remote player to view the ongoing live game type selected. Otherwise, a playback speed control mode is active and the playback viewing rate can be accelerated cr de-accelerated, as selected by the remote player with a playback speed slider 474. By de- accelerating the presentation rate of the "playback" mode, the remote player can reduce the level of stress. Note that casinos expect their card dealers to average about 50 card games per hour; this can be very stressful, particularly for a novice player sitting down at a live casino table. Non-gaming related selections shown in the alternative screen area 480 in FIG. 10 are activated by double-clicking the roam button 460. Optionally, this casino specific tour includes various shops and entertainment shows available. Product and service purchases and show reservations can be made and persona! messages such as e-mail and voice-mail can be received and sent, using the touch screen display, if desired, by selecting E- cemmcrce related buttons 482, 484, and 486, respectively. As noted above, these choices arc visible only after double-clicking the ream button 460 of FIG. 10. A corresponding roam video stream is presented in a response screen area 470 of FIG. 11. Specific choices associated with E-commerce shopping, entertainment shows, and interactive messaging including even stock/commodity trading arc casino property management dependent and can be appropriately implemented subject to OCB concurrence. Double-clicking the roam button 460 also causes the caid button 462, ths dice button 464, and the roulette-whec! button 466 to be no lenger visible and therefore not selectable on the touch screen. Below the roam button 460, the live button 472 enables :he reinjtc player to view the ongoing live non-gaming activities offered by the casino property (e.g., trailer of available shows). The rate at which this multimedia video is displayed in the response screen 470 of FIG. 11, car. be controlled by the player, by adjusting the playback speed control slider 474, provided the live button 472 has not been previously selected. The primary purpose of "roaming" is to enatle the remote video player to decide what specific table number (#') and player number (?#), either live or pre-recorded, to wager on, either for or against the selected player. Typically, the identity of the five or pre- recorded player is not disclosed, visually or otherwise, because of privacy issues. However, the identity of the live or pre-recorded player may be disclosed, if the selected table/game is a game sponsored by the casino using casino employees, professional gaming invitees, cr celebrities such as, for example, the cast members from the movie "Casino" or "Rounders", depicting poker players. As a result of this roaming mode, a remote video player can choose to participate in one or more ongoing or pre-recorded, regulated gaming activities such as cards, dice/craps, roulette wheel, etc. Any new games introduced by the casino can also be seamlessly integrated into this disclosed system, by installing a multimedia video content acquisition sensor array to monitor any new live game. Third, in activity step 3A, the remote video player touches one of the action buttons in a touch-sensitive subarea 490 of the video screen. The action buttons in this area include an "any" action button 492 or a "specific" action button 494. The "any" action choice is simpler and directs the system to use certified random number generators (RNG) to randomly select an ongoing live or pre-recorded game in an autonomous manner and to present that game on the response screen area .170 of the player station and to present the table (T#)/pIayer (P#) in a response screen area 496. Moreover, a "simple" set-up button 495 is also available, as a part of the above-mentioned "third" group (i.e., 3 A) of actions, thereby "setting up" all the subsequent choices for the novice player. For instance, the wager amount could be automatically set to the smallest allowable amount (e.g., SI.00), the lowest risk player would be selected (i.e., player #0), etc., as per 498 and 520 in FIG. 10. The selection of the "specif c" action button 494 requires the remote video player to also input a specific table (Tf/)/playcr (P#). The player first selects T# by repeatedly pushing a T# touch button 496 (hat causes the T# to be automatically indexed upwards, until the player stops at XX. Then the player selects the P# by repeatedly pushing a P# touch button 498 that causes the P# to be automatically indexed upwards, until the piaycr stops at YY. Note that piaycr #0 is the house/dealer. A response screen area 500 now displays a pay table 502, which shows what the remote video player will receive, if the live player (P) # on whom the wager is placed wins. Typically, wagering with the house (i.e., player #0), results in a significantly smaller w::i payback, for example 10%, whereas a win against the house, by any other player, is Typically "double your money back" or 100%. The pay Table 502 on the screen informs :he remote video player, in advance, what can be gained o; lost, if a wager were to be made by him ::i a timely manner. The NV GCB considers each "distirict set uf "watering rules" with a corresponding "pay table" as a "distinct" game that must be separately "certified". Thus, even when one of the rules is changed with a correspending pay table change, rccertification is required. The following details the significantly simplified wagering rules for currently deployed casino floor games that arc played remotely, as per the present invention. Each variation is considered to be a separate game with a good example of variants being the numerous video poker variants. The disclosed novel wagering concept enables any current or future game that requires one or more "live players" (LP), to be included in this novel gaming paradigm. All current or future games, by definition1, entail at least one live player in a regulated casino environment. Therefore, this disclosure also includes these future games or other games not mentioned herein, because of the broad applicability of the disclosed simple but novel "for or against" wagering concept. In all cases, remote player station touch screens are implemented to enable a remote player to make wagers and decisions in a relatively stress-free and timely manner, as compared to the stress experienced by the live player at a table in the casino. As noted earlier, casinos train and expect the card dealer to deal about 50 games per hour in a procedurally correct manner, otherwise the "productivity" of the dealer comes under the close scrutiny of the casino floor supervisor. One important aspect of this invention is that it enables the "remote player' (RP) to place a wager on a "live player" (LP), thereby making the wagering decision simple, just like placing a wager, without serious thinking, in favor of one of two opposing teams or a particular horse in a horse race. Even a "one horse race with a time deadline" can be accommodated within this paradigm, and so can live slot gaming. Live player based wagering can be done for any card table game such as, for example, Blackjack, Multi- Action 21, Mini/Baccarat, Pai Gow, Caribbean Stud, 7 Card Stud, and Texas Hold'em. Simple "for or against" wagering can also be done on Craps, Roulette, and Slots. Those skilled in the art can also devise more complicated wagering schemes and the corresponding pay table odds, subject to player appeal and excitement generated. The remote player (RP) doesn't need to know the specific rules of the selected game that he wishes to virtually participate in. The remote player only needs to be lucky and/or smart enough to pick a live player on a winning streak. This wagering paradigm only requires "matching up" with or "wagering on" a specific live player. A simple pay table is 2x, if the selected live player wins. If a remote player is diligent enough to learn the specific rules and play attentively, then the remote virtual player might as well play at the live gaming table, like a typical live player dows. Note that by playing a virtual game at a remote player station that can also be slowed down using slider 474, the novice player can reduce his anxiety of playing at a live table with others watching; this is the underlying instructional facet of this disclosure. Other simple wagering variants that do not always require "matching up" with a specific live player are disclosed in the following examples of simplified games which are variants of conventional casino games; the card game specific remote player input screens as in FIG. 10 must be appropriately designed, by those skilled in the an to accommodate these arc ether games not mentioned or detailed herein: Craps/Dice: DICE-MATCH (TM) or EASY-DICE (TM) - simply "match" the dice #: (A) Match totals: call 2 cr 12, pay 30x; call 3 or 11, pay 15x; call 4 or 12, pay lOx; call 5 or 9, pay 6x; call 6 or 8, pay 4x; call 7 pay 3x, (B) Match BOTH dice: call "specific same" (e.g., l&l, .... 6&6), pay 30x; call "specific different" (e.g., 4 & 6, 3 & 5), pay 15x, (C) call "same", pay 3x; call "different", payback l.lx (i.e., net gain 10%). Roulette: BALL-MATCH (I'M) or COOL-ROLL (TM) - simply -match" the ball location (e.g., ff, or color, or odd #, or even #), pay winner as per usual Roulette pay table. Note that the remote player (RP) is discouraged from placing multiple/complicated wagers that a live player (LP) can place. Card games: CARD-MATCH (TM) - simply "match" the "live player (i.e. LP #0":dcaler) or associated card totals; (A) BJ/21 - BLACK-WHAMMY (TM) or EASY- JACK (TM), (B) mini-Baccarat, (C) Caribbean Stud, and (D) LET-IT-ROLL (TM). When wagering "for or against" the pay table is l.lx, if the live player #0 wins; note that all pay tables are subject to both casino and GCB concurrence. Slots: SLOT-MATCH (TM) - simply "match-up" with a particular live slot player on a winning streak, as per card games above. This game could have been included as a part of card games, as disclosed above, but has been separated out to emphasize its novelty. The remote player (RP) can concurrently wager on multiple (e.g., 3) live players (LP), who could be celebrities, for example, on slot machines at various locations on the casino floor. Th= remote station pay table can mimic that which is presented to the live player (l.P), subject to casino and GCD concurrence. Note that the remote gaming station disclosed herein also supersedes the currcntly-deployed single and multiple game video slot gaming station in all the licensed gaming establishments including casinos, because ali the functions in a video slot gaming station including multiple games, can also be implement on the disclosed remote virtual gaming player station. All the regulated games ottered by the casino, including those noted above, can be augmented by the disclosed simple berring rules: "for or against", thereby also encluding other relatively device players to participate in a live actual game, without all the attendence stress and embarrassment of actually sitting down at a casino table and making numerous real-time decisions. To enable this participation at an actual table, appropriate means can be provided to enable this "second tier" of remote players to: (a) view the ongoing game using mirrors or cameras and monitors, for example, from a seat overlooking the actual live table on the casino floor, (b) collect their wagers prior to the start of the game, and (c) give them their appropriate payout at the end of the: game. Note that casino player tracking or other cashless cards can be very useful in making this an efficient process in a live casino floor environment. This disclosed "second tier" gaming participation is particularly attractive to relatively novice players when the actual table has players who are either professional gamers or celebrities. This disclosed virtual gaming system provides that each and every regulated casino game that is transacted on the live casino floor can be recorded and subsequently distributed, or immediately distributed, after appropriate compression and encryption, thereby automatically creating copyrightable video content, similar to an episode or scene in a video movie product. Currently, all casinos in states such as NV, CO, NJ, Miss., continuously record and retain gaming video material for a week to comply with surveillance regulations. The present invention provides for the reusability, repurposing, and branding of such casino generated video content. This invention provides casino games with very simple wagering rules and provides various regulatory and anti-cheating/theft measures such as encryption and watermarking. Practical distribution is facilitated using data compression. The quality of the virtual video is superior because, for example, a color image resolution of 640 x 480 pixels or better is used and the casino can also provide a 3-D perspective view of a game by utilizing multiple cameras, if required, for enhanced remote player appeal. Moreover, a "bonus jackpot" such as, for example, cash, or consumer product (such as, for example, appliances, autos, and homes) can be displayed in this screen area 470, thereby creating additional player excitement. This bonus jackpot can move randomly, using a certified server-based RNG, amongst the various player stations on the casino floor and also include the regulated off-site locations, such as a licensed bar or other licensed route locations. Note that the remote video player does not have to have the skill level required to maintain a winning streak, such as that required, for example, in Poker. Nor does the remote player even need to understand the rules of the game. In this system, the remote video player's, skill or luck occurs in selecting the specific live or pre-recorded player. Fourth, in activity step 4A, audio is selected in the touch-sensitive subarea 510 of the video screen. Specific audio is obtained from a specific table number (T#) using a specific action button 512. General audio is a conventional casino soundtrack, unrelated to a selected game and selected with the touch-sensitive subarca 514 of the video screen. The present invention also enables novice players to be instructed on how to play new or existing games in a relatively stress-free environment, using expert players. This virtual playing mode is more interesting than watching the currently-available instructional video tapes. The remote player stations could be put into an "instructional" mode for an hourly fee, if desired. This mode is selected using button 516 in FIG. 10. which provides the play- panel video for the selected table game, an instructional audio track, and superimposed video captioning. Fifth, in activity step 5A, a selection is made in the touch-sensitive subarea 520 of one of a number of action buttons indicating the dollar amount of a wager. This amount is consistent with the remote video player's available credit 451 and with the house wagering limits. The portion 430 of the video screen continues to show the gaming action for the selections made. In particular, the player can see whether a game is: (a) in progress 526 and no wagers can be accepted, (b) the outcome 500 of the last game: "win-or-lose" and the corresponding pay table 502, if the remote player had placed a wager, or (c) a flashing "wager now" message 528, letting the remote player know that wagers arc still being accepted, prior to the start of the next virtual game. The remote player can bot, either "for or against", the live or pre-recorded player. As a result, the skill level of the remote video player is comparable to that required of a conventional slot machine player and can be considered to be a "no-braincr". There is no unique game related decision making learning curve, anxiety, time or peer pressure associated with any game, old or new. The pay table 502 for winning a game is as per the casino published pay table, as pre-approved by GCB. One possible pay table, for this simple wagering disclosed herein, is to double the player's bet — if the selected live player wins, that is, for a $10 bet, $20 is paid. However, if the player bets that the house-dealer (i.e.. player #0) will win, then the player's payback is only "110% of the bet", that is, for a $10 bet, $ll paid if the dealer wins. A remote licensed multimedia secure player station with a such as a simple pay table and wagering decision is an important aspect of the present invention. More complex wagering schemes are also supported by the presentation screen although these extend the simple wagering concept advanced by the present invention. More sophisticated ar.d professional gamblers may choose to play with the usual complex wagering and playing rules, which can be activated by pushing an additional 'Complex" button curing the above-mentioned "second" group of remote video player actions However, the presentation screen for each game becomes as complex as the usual live casino games. Moreover, this "complex wagering" button disclosure still contributes sevcra! novel concepts including (a) game pre-recording/branding, (b) secure game distribution, (c) random game presentation (e.g., prevents.card counting and team play, which is discouraged by NV casinos). ' Sixth, in activity step 6A, a remote video player signals that hs or she wishes to play in the next regulated virtual game by activating the play action button 524 in the touch- sensitive subarea 522. Subsequently, the remote video player only pushes the play action burton 524 in a timely manner before the in-progress light 526 in a viewing area 528 comes on. The credit balance 451 in the response screen area 450 is automatically updated at the end of each game to display the remote video player's current credit balance. A remote video player can stop playing and can leave the remote player station at any time by pushing a cash out action button 525 in the touch-sensitive subarea 522. The player is paid back in the same denomination and currency type that was originally inserted into the player station, to comply with the federal and state anti-laundering money laws. If the payout amount is large, then the casino can print out a coupon at the player station that can be converted to cash at the cashier's cage. The off-site remote player station is packaged at the same security level or better than a business safe or a bank ATM machine and includes an audible alarm to make it significantly tamperproof and to satisfy the certification requirements of government gaming agencies. The touch screen is spill and shatter proof. Note that remote video player stations which are on the premises of the casino are closely monitored by casino security personnel as required by the GCB, unlike the off-site remote video player stations, which therefore need additional protection measures to be incorporated, as disclosed herein. Slot jackpot winners typically have the opportunity to win a bonus jackpot such as a car, a vacation, and other products. The remote video player stations can also display in screen area 470 of FIG. 11, a roaming bonus jackpot that moves from station to station to thereby serve as an advertising banner similar to those typically displayed on the Internet. Since all the player stations are controlled by the gaming content distribution/communication hub (34), the jackpot can also be a progressive jackpot, either within a casino or amongst several casinos, via a virtual private network (VPN), subject to GCB approval. FIG. 12 shows the baseline piayer actions and the corresponding player station responses in a logical sequence for one embodiment of a player station graphical piayer interface (GPI) as illustrated in FIGS. '). 10, 11 and 12. Those skilled in the art can devise other player-friendly interaction schemes based on any other logical '"action-response" sequencc that may be preferred, because of the nature of the regulated virtual games being ottered or the skill level and demographics of the anticipated players. For instance, another button can be added to enable the virtual player to accelerate or slow down the time per game in the prestored mode of play. Those skilled in the art realize that cluttering up the 5 player station with too many choices and displays will only serve to discourage the "novice" virtual player from playing. FIG. 13 illustrates tluec concurrent games in the upper portion of the video response area, as might be played by an intermediate level gambler. The action and response sieps ) are similar to those illustrated in FKiS. 9, 10, 11 and 12 for only one game. The juxtapositioning of these apparently dissimilar games, illustrates the disclosed wagering similarity between these three different panics, as provided on a remote player station. Displaying the games in this manner is intended to facilitate adjustment of a player's mental frame of reference and learning curve to that of a typical relaxed slot player. A remote i video player makes selections using the action buttons on the touch-sensitive screen. The system responds such that the presentation and response screen area provides a video response. A typical remote video player operates an action button on the video display console with an activity step (tiA) that produces a corresponding respon.se (nR). As illustrated in the left side of FIG. 13, an activity step (nA) produces a corresponding response step (nR). FIG. 13 illustrates a Black Jack (BJ) game, a crap dice game, and a roulette game. FIG. 13 illustrates an important feature of the present invention, which is that a remote virtual video player, particularly a younger one, a: an intermediate skill level, can concurrently play several dissimilar games on the same gamine station; variants of this feature could be referred to as "game within a game." This type of multiple concurrent gaming is enabled by the disclosed simplicity of the wagering rules. The remote video player can virtually roam around a casino and participate in a plurality of games thai arc jus: beginning, without leaving his rcrnoie gaming station seat. The player can a'.so purchase products and entertainment shows, while in the roaming mode, without leaving his sea:. FIG. 14 is a flowchart 600 illustrating operation of a simplified wagering-bascd remote gaming system according to the invention. This flowchart shows acquisition cf multimedia content-for n regulated casino. game. The subsequent distribution and presentation processes are also shown. The upper portion. of FIG. 14 shows electronic processing within a governmentally licensed and regulated casino virtual gazing control enter or distribution complex. The lower portion of FIG. 14 shows the activity on a tyypical play station #K used by a remote video player. FIG. 14 covers both on-sitc and off- site locations for a remote video player static::. On-site locations arc inside the premises of a casino and are physically controlled by the casino security staff. Off-site locations arc at licensed locations not physically controlled by thi casino, such as, for example, bars, adult clubs, card rooms, and licensed convenience stores. An initialization block 602 in FIG. 14 shows virtual gaming system operation beginning with a system power-up, initialization, and diagnostics process for the casino virtual gaming control center. A decision block 604 in FIG. 14 receives information to determine whether a live player has actually sat down to play at a remote play station #K. If no live player has sat down at the remote player station ?K, the system as per block 606, assembles or otherwise builds a "screen saver" type of multimedia packet for transmission to the remote play station #K. At the remote play station #K, a "screen-saver" mode is activated to present periodically updated advertisements or other special offers and to 'attract attention" of potential players, using, for example, special-offer ads. This process is executed for all stations: l,.... K, .... N. If a live player has sat down at the remote play station UK, then the decision block 604 terminates the "attract attention" mode and initiates the player housekeeping mode block 605 which perform various system housekeeping functions. One of these functions is tracking a player's gaming profile through communication links to a player accounting and tracking module 608. Another function is authentication of a remote video player's financial and age eligibility using, for example, biomerric data recorded on disks in a disk farm 610. Block 612 illustrates another function which is monitoring of the system for maintenance and dispatching of service personnel through a maintenance dispatch server system. These functional modules 608 and 610 reside within the player accounting server 42 of FIG. 1. A decision block 614 of FIG. 14 determines if a player has newly "logged or." at fin off-site location, such as a sanctioned remote-player site connected to an authorized Interne: portal 52 of FIG. i. If the player has just logged c.-., a download block 616 causes a "streaming multimedia player", such as the cnes from Real Video, or Microsoft or Netscape or Lucent, or equal, to be downloaded, for example, through the regulated Internet portal 52 or HG. 1 and installed at the remote player station iiK. This enable-; the remote video player to begin play.using a stream of coinpressec/encryLlcJ, video/audio multimedia gaming dala, being transmitted from the casino server 34 cf FIG. 1 through various types of distributed networks, including the regulated Internet 50 of FIG. i. A decision block 618 determines it the game to be played is live or pre-recorded. If the game is live, a certified autonomous RNG selector 620 is used to select output video and audio signals from a live video camera 622 in response to the choice of casinu game selected by the remote video player. Alternatively, an optional bypass 621 is used to directly select video and audio signals from camera 622, subject to GCB approval. If the game is pre-recorded, a certified autonomous RNG selector 624 is used to select video and 5 audio output video signal from a multimedia video database 626, such as a secure disk, tape, CD or other storage media-based farm 96 of FIG. 1, where the virtual gaming episode data is compressed, encrypted, encapsulated and then pre-stored. In block 628 of FIG. 14 a compressed/encrypted streaming audio/video data packet is staged for routing via one of several possible communication pathways to the remote player station #K. In the download block 630, a selected multimedia video/audio data packet or a screen saver packet from block 606, as appropriate, is sent to the remote video player station #K from the casino virtual gaming server control center 34 of FIG. I. The remote player station block 632 of FIG. 14 illustrates the remote video player station #K first receiving, next dc-encrypting, and then de-compressing the data packet from the casino virtual gaming server control center 48 of FIG. ]. A decision block 634 illustrates an authentication check of the off-site remote video player at the beginning of each game packet and periodically, for example, every 5 seconds using the pre-stored biometrics of the player, for example. The biometric data is provided, for example, as a video camera image of the player's face or retina (e.g., Sensar), fingerprint (c.g.. Digital Privacy), driver's license, credit card, signature, voiccprint (e.g., Lucent), or casino player rating/tracking ID card. If the authentication check fails at the player accounting server 42 of FIG. 1, a block 636 provides that a session tcrmination-and-notification packet is generated and sent to the casino virtual gaming server control center 48 of FIG. 1 so that the session is immediately terminated and local security personnel arc informed and dispatched via messages to the surveillance server 26 of FIG. 1 as appropriate. If the off-site unauthorized remote video player is accessing the casino gaming facility via the authorized Internet portal 50 of FIG. 1. then it is very difficult to dispatch local security personnel to apprehend a violator in a timely manner. However, a practical remote off-site player authentication process for a casino can also require that a large (e.g., $10,000) deposit or bond be posted at a neutral financial institution (i.e., a Bank) by the player, and that the deposit or bond is forfeited, if the biometrics authentication fails. To deter violations of gaming laws, additional criminal penalties including prison time and appropriate written waivers of legal rights can also be imposed. Gaming jurisdictions typically maintain that "gaming is a privilege and not a right". Prevention of underage gaming is a significant regulatory concern and typically requires continuous, unrestricted access by the regulators to any gaming related player station at any time. A 12-foot radius, for example, in front of the display can be monitored, using cameras and other electronic sensing means (e.g., motion detectors), to ensure that there arc no underage (less than 21) individuals present, at all times. Gambling addiction is another problem that the regulated and responsible gaming community wants to curb. Continuous periodic multimedia biometrics authentication, together with bond forfeiture is disclosed as a means of meeting regulatory requirements by a casino. Biometric data can be continuously recorded at the game distribution processing complex using, for example, return path camera video, thereby enabling violations to be detected and recorded on-line and then prosecuted successfully. Continuous video taping of casino gaming areas is already required by the NV/CO/NJ State GCB. Thus, video/biometric monitoring of the remote player cannot be construed as an "invasion of privacy". If the player is authenticated, a block 638 provides that the multimedia data stream is presented at the video display and speaker output pons of the player station UK, as per 54 and 46 in FIG. 1. A decision block 640 of FIG. 14 illustrates monitoring of player input actions for a game when the player touches an action burton on the touch-sensitive screen as per FIG. 10. Player input action requests made via a touch screen at the remote play station are continuously monitored. Block 640 tests whether a player has made a game input action or not. If a game input action has been made, a block 642 provides for assessment of that specific game input and for a local response, within 54 or 46 of FIG. 1, as appropriate, or for transmission of information to the casino virtual gaming server control center 34 of FIG. 1. If various other action button on the touch-sensitive screen are touched, the block 640 illustrates routing of that information to a block 644 which illustrates building of a command/status data packet. The block 644 also illustrates receipt of authentication failure information from the block 636. The block 644 of FIG. 14 illustrates that the player station 54 or 46 of FIG. I builds an appropriate time-stamped data packet which includes current: (a) game progress/results as per FIGS. 12, 13, (b) player inputs as per FIGS. 11, 13, and (c) biometrics authentication sensor array data 374 of FIG. 1. Note the contents of this data packet are also determined by the requirements of the player accounting server 42 of FIG. 1 at the particular casino property. Block 646-shows that this packet is then compressed using, for example, PKZIP, encrypted using, for example, DES128 (as per KV-GCB) or RSA (key exchange). Recent cryptocode breaking advances indicate that the RSA key may have to be 1024 bits or larger. A block 648 illustrates a transmit request and '.ransmission of an appropriate command/status packet for the remote vidtro player station UK. back to the virtual gaming distribution complex of the casino server control center 34 of FIG. 1. Block 650 of FIG. 14 shows that the casino virtual gaming server control center of FIG. 1 receives and decodes the command/status packet for the remote video play station #K. The command/status information is then processed by being cycled through the processes in the casino server control center, as previously described. Typically, all the secure communication pathways support bi-directional data packets that are asymmetric, that is, the forward path to the play station has a relatively high data rate of, for example, about 1 Mbps due to color video content. Whereas, the return path data rate is about 10 Kbps. However, the return path data rate can also be significantly greater, for example, if a video camera image of the player is continuously monitored for biometric authentication purposes. FIG. 15 in conjunction with FIG. 1 shows an exemplary protocol implementation of an intcrprocessor information transfer sequence, that is initiated by the remote player, when he sits down at the remote site player station 54 of FIG. 1. Biometric sensors 124 are immediately activated to collect appropriate biometric data and transfer a biometric data packet (650) to the player (e.g., VIP) accounting server (42) of FIG. 1 via the communication server (34) of FIG. 1, at appropriate (e.g., 5 second) intervals, as noted earlier. The accounting server (42) of FIG. 1 together with the possibly co-located casino hotel reservations/IP guest server 41 of FIG. 1 rapidly (e.g., within 5 seconds) authenticates the biometric data (650) by comparing it to prestored or other credit reference database and acknowledges the eligibility (e.g., age, credit) of the remote player (651). The authentication must be done rapidly and the newly seated player must be "entertained", for example, with the casino's daily special offer, while this is being accomplished, otherwise the player will get impatient and may walk away from the remote player station 46 or 54 of FIG. 1. If there is an eligibility failure, then an information package (652) is also forwarded to the security dispatch center via the surveillance server (26) of FIG. 1. This authentication may also include additional surveillance sensor information processing to ensure that no underage individuals are in the regulated vicinity of the remote-player station 46 or 54 of FIG. 1. Then, the remote player can roam and select a particular table (T#) and player (P#) and place a wager dollar amount, as described previously via FIGS. 9-12. FIG. 15 shows that the T#/P# information is captured by the communication server (34) of FIG. 1 to send out the appropriate randomized video/audio stream (661) and the wager information (662) is noted by the accounting server (42) of FIG. I to send out a wager acknowledgment signal. The duration of each card table game is typically 50 seconds, as noted earlier. Upon completion of the playback of the randomly selected video/audio stream (661), the win or loss result packet (670) of FIG". 15 can be determined by the remote station (54) or (46) based processor (100) and/or by the communication server (34), and/or the Internet Server (50) and/or by the player accounting server (42), as engineered by those skilled in the i art of FIG. 1. Note that FIG. 15 shows'the implementation, wherein the win or loss result packet (670) is determined by the remote processor (100) and then reported to the player accounting server (42) via the communication server (24) and/or Internet Server (50). The display (102) of FIG. 1 is appropriately updated with the game result (671) of FIG. 15, as shown. Note that the information packets between the various server processors arc typically encrypted and compressed, as shown. Moreover, the win/loss report (670) of FIG. 15 first goes all the way back to the player (e.g., VIP) accounting server (42) of FIG. I, so that in the credit card or cashless mode of wagering, the credit balance can be appropriately updated. Similar information packet transfer diagrams can be specified and then implemented by those skilled in the art to describe the information transfer sequence, when the remote player is in the (a) roam mode prior to making a gaming related selection, or (b) roam mode associated with the casino sponsored E-commerce (38) of FIG. 1 related products and services preview, as depicted in FIG. 10. FIG. 16 shows the activation message (680) for the E-commerce product and services (P & S) roam mode, which is forwarded to both the accounting (42) and the E- commcrce server (38) of FIG. 1, via the communication server (34) or Internet server (50) of FIG. 1. The E-commerce server (38) sends the P & S video preview stream (681) of FIG. 16 back to the remote station (122) of FIG. 1. The "relaxed" remote player (12) views the streaming multimedia P & S video (2D or 3D) and makes a purchase decision (990), akin to putting an item in a virtual shopping cart. The player accounting server (42) of FIG. 1 responds with a confirmation (691) of FIG. 16 of the buy decision, including a display (102) of FIG. 1 update at the remote player station on-site (46) or off-site (54) of FIG. 1. The multicomputer architecture facilitates the remote player to continue roaming (692) or to make additional buy decisions (693) as shown in FIG. 16. Note that the biometric authentication (652) is repeated every 5 seconds, or as per GCB directives. Also the E- commerce roam mode can be viewed indefinitely (682), but the eligible remote player casino policy can limit E-commerce roam time, if required. FIG. 17 provides a comprehensive business process functional block diagram of the disclosed multimedia virtual gaming method and system based on actual regulated casino games comprised of three main elements, namely, (a) content creation 700, (b) content distribution 800, and (c) content presentation 900. Gaming episode package content creation 700 consists of: (a) event generation 710, (b) acquisition of a series of "raw" episodes 720, and (c) gaming episode packaging 730. Gaming content distribution 800 consists of retrieval or staging from: (a) storage 5 medium 810 of virtual gaming episodes' or direct feed of a live episode 820, (b) random episode selection based on a GCB certified RNG 830 or bypass 821, and (c) virtual episode package distribution 840. Note that near real-time delivered live episodes not susceptible to a "sting", may or may not be randomly selected, subject to GCB approval and casino policy. Moreover, content distribution 800, particularly via ilie regulated Internet Server (50) of 1 FIG. 1, must be physically located in a sovereign state or Native American territory wherein Internet gaming is legally sanctioned. Content presentation 900 consists of a player station which provides for (a) casino property multimedia roaming and service selection/purchase, (b) presenting the selected virtual gaming episode, and (c) player authentication, in terms of biomctric and other player attributes, and (d) player participation in terms of cash or credit or cashless wagering. The physical implementation of the ATM-like tamper-proof player virtual gaming station 46 or 54 of FIG. 1 is location dependent: versions include (I) casino floor, (2) casino wall, (3) casino hotel room, (4) off-site licensed facility (e.g.. restricted GCB license), such as a (a) bar, (b) mall, (c) convenience store (e.g., 7-11), (d) department store, (c) motel (lobby, rooms), and (4) GCB authorized route operator sites (e.g., diners, restaurants, truck stops). Content presentation may also have to be in a physical location wherein gaming is legally sanctioned, particularly if credit cards are used for watering purposes by the player. Note that GCB typically limits credit card losses on a per day basis, to deter problem gambling. Additionally, the present invention discloses economically and technically important synergistic information communication links to ancillary systems necessary to meet requirements from both the GCB and the casino, to: (a) the surveillance multimedia control system 960, (b) the player accounting and authentication system 910, (c) casino-sponsored K-commerce product-service buy/sell/convenience system (e.g., shops, shows, discount offers, services, messages, securities) 920, (d) casino-hotel reservation (VIP) system 930, (c) the security dispatch system, and (f) maintenance and diagnostics system, interconnected by secure communication pathways 750. 760, 850, and 950, as per FIG. 17. The foregoing descriptions of generic ar.d specific embodiments of examples of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended tc be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiments were chosen and describe in order tc best explain the principlcs of the invention and jts practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the an to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents. We Claim: 1. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution method comprising the steps of: securely distributing one or more randomly selected processed-copyrighted multimedia-gaming episode signals stored in one or more secure-storage buffers; transferring securely and presenting securely the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated remote-players on one or more secure multimedia-gaming stations, said remote-players placing simplified wagers on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected episode signals on corresponding one or more multimedia stations; distribution corresponding gaming-outcome based simplified wager accounting data to said stations, wherein said gaming-business method is subject to initial authorization and ongoing regulation by cognizant gaming jurisdictional entities. 2. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution method comprising the steps of: distributing one or more randomly selected processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals stored in one or more secure-storage buffers, transferring securely and presenting securely the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players on one or more secure multimedia-gaming-stations; said remote-players placing gaming-outcome based simplified wagers on hired-for- consideration entertaining players playing scripted actual games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected episode signals on corresponding one or more said stations; distributing the corresponding gaming-outcome based wager accounting data to said stations; acquiring the authentication related data periodically acquired by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with each of one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; distributing said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for corresponding one or more said remote-players; and wherein said gaming-business method is subject to initial authorization and ongoing regulation by gaming jurisdictional entities 3. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote-player specific portable secure distribution packaging method comprising the steps of: distributing a plurality of processed-copyrighted virtual-reality scripted multimedia- gaming-episode signals that are securely encapsulated on one or more secure-storage media; said media enabling the secure transfer of one or more said episode signals to a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-station located in a jurisdictionally-delineated- zone; selecting randomly and presenting one or more said episode signals on said station; accounting for one or more of the said episode outcomes on the basis of simplified wagers placed by gaming-jurisdiction-authorized said remote-player on said outcome of actual game played by hired-for consideration entertaining players depicted in one or more of said episode signals. providing player speciGc authentication related data from said media on said station to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for said remote-player; and wherein said system is authorized and regulated by gaming jurisdictional entities. 4 A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution method comprising the steps of: distributing one or more randomly selected processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals stored in one or more secure-storage buffers; wherein outcome video signals and outcome audio signals associated with each of the episodes are selected using an appropriately correlated pair of random-number-generators which need not be co-located; transferring securely and presenting securely the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players on one or more secure multimedia-gaming-stations, said remote players placing simplified wagers on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing scripted actual games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected episode signals on corresponding one or more said stations; providing the corresponding gaming-outcome based wager accounting data distribution on said stations; acquiring the authentication related data periodically acquired by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with each of one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; distributing said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for corresponding one or more said remote-players; wherein the random-number-generator based selection of the episode outcome depicted in the video signal and the corresponding wager accounting is performed at the secure regulated gaming management center; and wherein said gaming-business method is subject to initial authorization and ongoing regulation by gaming jurisdictional entities 5. A method of communicating multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual distributed, interactive games, comprising the steps of: securely generating one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual multimedia- gaming-episodes depicting hired-for-consideration players playing gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual gaming episodes in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility; securely sensing said one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by hired-entertaining players in said gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility with a gaming- jurisdiction-authorized virtual multimedia-gaming-episode content acquisition sensor array; securely providing gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode output signals corresponding to one or more players in each of said respective one or more gaming- jurisdiction-authorized actual multimedia gaming episodes to periodically authenticated remote players; and processing said gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode output signals to provide gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed live and delayed multimedia-gaming-episode output signals, wherein said processing includes using a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized outcome- odds-paytable to enable outcome based simplified wager placement and one or more random- number-generators to autonomously unpredictably index and present each of said gaming- jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episodes. 6. A method of wagering on virtual multimedia-gaming-episodes of a gaming- jurisdiction-authorized virtual distributed interactive casino gaming system, comprising the steps of: securely generating gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by hired-for- consideration entertaining players in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility, securely distributing said signals corresponding to the gaming-jurisdiction- authorized actual games to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized periodically authenticated remote- players at gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote multimedia-gaming-stations using gaming- jurisdiction-authorized secure communication channels and secure-storage media to transfer a plurality of multimedia-gaming-episode signals with gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure encryption to said stations; said multimedia-gaming-stations having wagering equipment enabling gaming- jurisdiction-authorized said remote-players to place a wager on one or more selected hired-for- consideration entertaining player depicted by said multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by said hired-for- consideration entertaining players in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility, using gaming- jurisdiction-authorized one or more random-number-generators to autonomously unpredictably select said multimedia-gaming-episode signals for presentation, wherein the wagers are placed on the basis of a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized gaming-outcome based simplified wagering and outcome-odds-paytable version of the corresponding actual games being virtually presented on said stations. 7. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution method comprising the steps of: distributing one or more randomly selected processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals stored in one or more secure-storage buffers; transferring securely and presenting securely the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players on one or more secure multimedia-gaming-stations, said remote players placing gaming-outcome based simplified wagers on hired-for- consideration entertaining players playing actual games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected episode signals on corresponding one or more said stations; providing the corresponding gaming-outcome based wager accounting data distribution on said stations; acquiring the authentication related data periodically acquired by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with each of one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; distributing said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated secure gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization prior to initiating the random selection of each episode for corresponding one or more said remote- players; and wherein said business-method is subject to initial authorization and ongoing regulation by gaming jurisdictional entities. 8. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution method comprising the steps of: distributing one or more randomly selected processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals stored in one or more secure-storage buffers; wherein said processing includes editing, branding, compression, and encryption of said episodes to enable secure and efficient storage, transfer, and presentation, transferring securely and presenting securely the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players on one or more secure multimedia-gaming-stations; said remote players placing simplified wagers on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing scripted actual games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected episode signals on corresponding one or more said stations; providing the corresponding gaming-outcome based wager accounting data distribution on said stations, acquiring the authentication related data periodically acquired by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with each of one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; distributing said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated secure gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for corresponding one or more said remote-players; and wherein said business-method is subject to initial authorization and ongoing regulation by gaming jurisdictional entities. 9. A method of gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure distribution{s} of processed copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episode signals depicting gaming-jurisdiction- authorized actual gaming episodes played by hired-for-consideration players, comprising the steps of: creating a plurality of processed copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by gaming-jurisdiction- authorized hired-for-consideration entertaining players in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility, securely storing said signals on a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure-storage media having appended thereto one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding outcome- odds-paytables and one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding random-number- generators to provide for the autonomous unpredictable-random-sequence indexing; wherein said random-number-generators for episode video outcome selection are located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming management and authentication surveillance center; and retrieving the randomly indexed corresponding set of one or more multimedia-gaming- episode signals for gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure distribution and presentation to periodically authenticated remote-player at eligibility-restricted multimedia-gaming-stations located in a jurisdictionally-delineated zone to enable simplified wagering on said multimedia- gaming-episode signals. 10, A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution system comprising: a distribution system for distribution of one or more processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals with one or more random selections from one or more secure-storage buffers; and a secure transfer subsystem and a secure presentation subsystem for the transfer and presentation of the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated remote-players wagering on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing scripted actual games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected said episode signals on corresponding one or more secure remote multimedia-gaming-stations; and a subsystem for gaming-outcome based wager accounting data distribution of simplified wager placements by said remote players; and wherein the gaming-business system, including the remote-player authentication subsystem are initially authorized and periodically regulated by gaming jurisdictional entities. 11. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorizcd secure gaming-business data distribution system comprising: a distribution system for distribution of one or more processed-copyrighted multimedia- gaming-cpisode signals with one or more random selections from one or more secure-storage buffers; and a secure transfer subsystem and a secure presentation subsystem for the transfer and presentation of the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players wagering on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected said episode signals on corresponding one or more secure remote multimedia-gaming-stations; and a subsystem for gaming-outcome based wager accounting data distribution of simplified wager placements by said remote players; and an acquisition subsystem for the periodic acquisition of the authentication related data by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; and a subsystem for the transfer of said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for one or more corresponding said remote-players; and wherein the gaming-business system, including the remote-player authentication subsystem are initially authorized and periodically regulated by gaming jurisdictional entities. 12. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote-player specific portable secure distribution packaging system comprising. a subsystem for the random distribution of a plurality of processed copyrighted virtual- reality scripted multimedia-gaming-episode signals wherein said signals are securely encapsulated on one or more secure-storage media; a subsystem for the secure transfer of one or more said episode signals to a gaming- jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-station located in a jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; a subsystem for the presentation of randomly selected said episode signals on said station, a subsystem for the accounting of simplified wagers placed by gaming-jurisdiction- authorized remote player and the corresponding gaming outcome of actual game played by hired- for consideration entertaining players depicted in said episode signals; a subsystem to provide player specific authentication related data from said media on said station to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic authentication for said remote-player, and wherein said system is authorized and regulated by gaming jurisdictional entities. 13. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure gaming-business data distribution system comprising: a distribution system for distribution of one or more processed-copyrighted multimedia- ganung-episode signaJs with one or more random selections from one or more secure-storage buffers; wherein outcome video signals and outcome audio signals associated with each of the episodes are selected using an appropriately correlated pair of random-number-generators which need not be co-located; a secure transfer subsystem and a secure presentation subsystem for the transfer and presentation of the selected one or more episode signals to corresponding one or more periodically authenticated eligibility-restricted remote-players wagering on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing games depicted in the corresponding one or more selected said episode signals on corresponding one or more secure remote multimedia-gaming-stations; a wager placements by said remote players; an acquisition subsystem for the periodic acquisition of the authentication related data by one or more multimedia sensors co-located with one or more said stations monitoring the corresponding eligibility-restricted jurisdictionally-delineated-zone; and a subsystem for the transfer of said authentication data periodically from said stations to a regulated gaming management and surveillance center for providing periodic gaming authorization for one or more corresponding said remote-players, wherein the gaming management center also randomly selects each of the episode video signals depicting the outcome and the corresponding wager accounting; and wherein the gaming-business system, including the remote-player authentication subsystem are initially authorized and periodically regulated by gaming jurisdictional entities 14 A secure distribution system for providing multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual-distributed interactive-casino games, comprising: a presentation subsystem for presenting one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized live casino multimedia-gaming-episodes played by gaming-jurisdiction authorized, hired-for- consideration entertaining players in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized casino; a sensor array subsystem for sensing said one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized live casino games played by hired-for-consideration entertaining players in a gaming-jurisdiction- authorized casino with a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual multimedia-gaming-episode content-acquisition sensor array; an information transfer subsystem for providing gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode output signals corresponding to one or more hired-for-consideration entertaining players in each of said respective one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized live casino multimedia-gaming episodes; a processing subsystem for processing said gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia- gaming-episode output signals to provide gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed-copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episode output signals, wherein said processing includes appending thereto one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding outcome-odds-paytables and one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding random-number-generators for autonomous unpredictable-random-sequence based indexing and retrieval of said gaming-jurisdiction- authorized live casino multimedia-gaming-episodes; and a communication subsystem for communicating said signals with a gaming-jurisdiction- authorized secure-information-communication subsystem connected to a secure-information- communication-path for receiving an output from one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized random-number generators located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized networked secure-server at another gaming-jurisdiction-authorized jurisdictionally-delineated-zone to enable autonomous unpredictable-random-sequence based indexing, retrieval and distribution of one or more of said multimedia-gaming-episode signals, the selection of one or more of the corresponding outcome- odds-paytables and the periodic on-line eligibility-restricted access controlling, presenting, and simplified wagering on the multimedia-gaming-episodes at the multimedia-gaming-station by the periodically authenticated remote-player, in a remote gaming-jurisdiction-authorized jurisdictionally-delineated zone. 15. A system for securely wagering on one or more distributed virtual multimedia- gaming-episodes of a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual-distributed interactive-casino-gaming system, comprising: a subsystem for securely generating gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual casino games played by gaming-jurisdiction-authorized entertaining hired-for-consideration players in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility, a subsystem for securely distributing the gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed copyrighted said multimedia-gaming-episode signals to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote- players at gaming-jurisdiction-authorized on-line remote-player secure multimedia-gaming- stations using a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure-communication path, a secure-server, and a secure storage-media containing a plurality of said multimedia-gaming-episode signals with gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure encryption based connectivity to said stations; a subsystem to enable on-line remote-players to periodically establishing their accounting- eligibility and their access eligibility, wherein the on-line periodically authenticated remote-players wager on one or more selected entertaining hired-for-consideration players depicted by the multimedia-gaming-episode signals, using one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding random number generators to enable the autonomous unpredictable-random-sequence based indexing, retrieval and presentation of one or more of the mujtimedia-gaming-episode signals on said stations; and a subsystem for placing the wagers on the basis of a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized simplified wagering and outcome-odds-paytable based payout version of a corresponding actual games being virtually presented on said stations. 16 A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized gaming business system for secure data distribution of processed-copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episodes for sequential presentation and assessment to surveillance personnel for regulatory purposes and random presentation for simplified wager placement purposes by remote-players on hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing actual games depicted in said episodes at gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote multimedia-gaming-stations, comprising : a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure array system for multimedia content generation, acquisition, and processing to produce a plurality of processed-copyrighted multimedia-gaming- episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by gaming- jurisdiction-authorized entertaining with a scripted theme in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility, a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure data distribution system to distribute and randomly present said signals to one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote-players using one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized random-number-generators for unpredictable random-sequence-based indexing, retrieval, distribution, and outcome presentation of one or more said signals to corresponding gaming-jurisdiction-authorized, multimedia-gaming stations located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility in a jurisdictionally-delineated-zone, a secure data distribution and sequential presentation system to present said signals in the original order generated to surveillance personnel at multimedia-surveillance-stations in a gaming- jurisdiction-authorized surveillance center for mandated regulatory surveillance purposes in a timely manner, a secure data distribution system for distributing data pertaining to periodic account- eligibility processing of said remote-players using periodic player authentication and player related historical financial data from financial institutions and player related compliance data from legal enforcement entities; a secure data distribution system pertaining to player-account processing of said remote- players to account for the wagered gaming outcome of each said randomly presented episode by posting a credit to the account if the wagered outcome is a win, and posting a debit if the outcome is a loss; a secure data distribution system pertaining to player-account processing of said remote- players to account for the non-gaming buy-sell activities of said remote-players associated with e- commerce, hotel, shops, and show related transactions, executed by and for the convenience of said remote-players at said multimedia-gaming-stations, and a secure data distribution system pertaining to hotel-casino operations associated with maintaining physical and transactional security, dispatch of maintenance and security personnel, utilizing said player account data and said episode surveillance data. 17. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized distribution packaging system comprising: an encapsulation of a plurality of securely produced gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed- copyrighted virtual-reality multimedia-gaming-episode signals depicting hired-for-consideration entertaining players playing actual gaming episodes in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility; said processing includes editing, branding, compression, and encryption of said episodes to enable secure and efficient storage, transfer, and presentation; said signals are securely encapsulated on one or more secure-storage media to enable the gaming-jurisdiction-authorized unpredictable-random-sequence based gaming-jurisdiction- authorized secure transfer communication and presentation of one or more said multimedia- gaming-episode signals to a corresponding one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure multimedia-gaming-stations located in a jurisdictionally-delineated-zone, said presentation is to enable gaming-jurisdiction-authorized simplified wagering by gaming-jurisdiction-authorized periodic eligibility-restricted authentication of remote-players at corresponding said stations 18. A gaming-jurisdiction-authorized system for producing and securely distributing a plurality of gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed copyrighted multimedia- gaming-episode signals that are securely encapsulated on one or more storage-media to enable the transfer of one or more multimedia-gaming-episode signals to a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized remote-player eligibility-restricted secure multimedia-gaming-station in a gaming-jurisdiction- authorized first jurisdictionally-delineated-zone, comprising: a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode content-generation array system presenting one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games played by hired-for- consideration entertaining players located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia processing facility; a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode content- acquisition sensor array system, co-located with said content-generation array, for sensing and for providing multimedia-gaming-episode output signals corresponding to one or more gaming-jurisdiction- authorized hired-for-consideration entertaining players per sensor in each of said respective one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual games; a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode signal content-processing array for receiving and processing and providing copyrighted output signals; a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure storage-media for storing and encapsulating said plurality of gaming-jurisdiction-authorized processed copyrighted multimedia-gaming-episode output signals, said secure storage-media includes one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding outcome-odds-paytables; a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure communication subsystem connected to a secure bi-directional communication path for receiving an output from one or more gaming-jurisdiction- authorized random-number-generators located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized networked secure-server at another gaming-jurisdiction-authorized jurisdictionally-delineated-zone to provide autonomous unpredictable-random-sequence based indexing to said secure-storage- media; and a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized retrieval {sub}system based on said indexing for the distribution of one or more of said multimedia-gaming-episode signals for the selection of one or more of the corresponding outcome-odds-paytables, and for the periodic on-line eligibility- restricted access control of the multimedia-gaming-episode presentation and simplified wagering at the multimedia-gaming-station by the periodically authenticated remote-player. 19. A portable secure packaging method to enable secure-storage-media distribution to remote-players of themed multimedia-gaming-episode signals corresponding to gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual interactive wagering games, comprising the steps of: presenting one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized actual themed multimedia gaming- episodes played by one or more hired-for-consideration entertaining players in a gaming- jurisdiction-authorized facility; sensing said games played by said players in said gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility with a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized virtual multimedia-gaming episode content-acquisition sensor array; providing gaming-jurisdiction-authorized multimedia-gaming-episode sensed signals corresponding to said players in each of said respective episodes; processing said sensed signals to provide gaming-jurisdiction-authorized secure processed copyright multimedia-gaming-episode output signals, wherein said processing includes appending one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding simplified wager accounting outcome- odds-paytables and one or more gaming-jurisdiction-authorized corresponding random-number generators; securely storing said processed-copyrighted signals, said paytables, said wager accounting, and said random-number-generators on gaming-jurisdiction-authorized portable, secure storage- media to enable said media distribution to one or more of said remote-players wagering on corresponding multimedia-gaming stations located in a gaming-jurisdiction-authorized facility that are presented with said signals in an unpredictable-random-sequence; said portable secure packaging method being adapted to enable a gaming-jurisdiction- authorized said remote-player's player-account processing of offer and acceptance of products and services pertaining to e-commerce, hotel, shows, shops, casino, executed by and for the convenience of said remote-players, on one of said multimedia-gaming-stations; and portable secure packaging method being adapted to enable the secure storage of said remote-player personal database including periodic account-eligibility, exclusive access authentication parameters, purchase preferences, and other player related historical data. 20. A method of distributing gaming sessions recursively on a secure gaming station, comprising the steps of: initiating each session by invoking an autonomous certified random retrieval of one or more gaming episodes from a prerecorded casino certified and branded gaming surveillance database: wagering credits on the outcome selected from the group consisting of: win, lose, or draw, for each of one or more of the proxy participants in each of the concurrent gaming episodes on the basis of pre-disclosed outcome-payable win odds; scoring the session credit gain and accumulated credit balance resulting from the actual win outcome of all the retrieved gaming episodes, and scoring an additional pre-disclosed jackpot win credit, if there is a plurality of wagered wins on said proxy participants in said concurrent gaming episodes, wherein the single and multiple concurrent games are subject to regulatory approval, when the unit of credit has an exchange value. A virtual gaining experience is enabled by using randomly retrieved gaming episodes from a pre-recorded episode database. The pre-recorded videos are obtained from previously recorded casino security video or from closed regulated tourna- ment video recordings or from computer generated animations. The casino based multimedia source provides audio-video signals depicting various legally-authorized Jive casino games. An accounting subsystem manages the compensation, credit accounts, and authentication for a virtual player. An electronic or mechanical database distribution center connects the multimedia video source and the player accounting subsystem to a virtual player station. The virtual player station includes an appropriately secured display for displaying to the virtual player the multimedia video signal depicting the legally-authorized live casino game or a pre-recorded legally randomized casino game or the artificially generated pre-recorded game. The virtual player station also provides appropri- ately secured gaming information, which enables the legally authenticated (biometric or otherwise) virtual player to place a game episode outcome wager. The virtual player station also provides gaming information to enable the virtual player to receive a payout. Novel simplified wagering rules also enable the virtual player to bet either for or against the actual player depicted in each of the pre-recorded gaming episodes using either a live casino multimedia video signal or a restricted randomized casino multimedia game video from a pre-recorded storage medium. Pay table related |
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| Patent Number | 225238 | ||||||||
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| Indian Patent Application Number | IN/PCT/2001/01361/KOL | ||||||||
| PG Journal Number | 45/2008 | ||||||||
| Publication Date | 07-Nov-2008 | ||||||||
| Grant Date | 05-Nov-2008 | ||||||||
| Date of Filing | 26-Dec-2001 | ||||||||
| Name of Patentee | KARMARKAR JAYANT S , | ||||||||
| Applicant Address | 712 VIA PALO ALTO, APTOS, CA | ||||||||
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| PCT International Classification Number | G06F 19/00 | ||||||||
| PCT International Application Number | PCT/US00/40242 | ||||||||
| PCT International Filing date | 2000-06-19 | ||||||||
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