Remote wagering system
A system and method for permitting a wagerer to remotely place a wager is disclosed. The wagerer remotely contacts a ticket writer or computerized system. The ticket writer or computerized system generates a random number and sends the random number to the wagerer via a local pager. The wagerer remotely contacts the ticket writer or computerized system, and instructs the ticket writer or computerized system of the wagerer's desired wager and the random number.
1. A method for remotely placing a wager, comprising:
remotely receiving a first communication from a wagerer over a first telephone line, the first communication including customer identification information;
determining a wagerer phone type by an automated interface, the wagerer phone type being the type of phone from which the first communication was initiated;
automatically determining whether the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone;
if the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone, automatically terminating the first communication;
generating a random number by an automated interface;
automatically transmitting the random number to a pager of the wagerer;
remotely receiving a second communication from the wagerer, the second communication including a number;
comparing the number with the random number; and
if the number is the same as the random number, patching the first telephone line with a second telephone line and accepting the wager from the wagerer over the patched telephone lines, wherein accepting the wager occurs after comparing the number with the random number.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the random number comprises an alphanumeric character string.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the random number comprises six digits.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the random number comprises five digits.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the random number comprises four digits.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the random number is unrelated to a determination of the wager outcome.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the random number to the pager of the wagerer comprises transmitting the random number to an intermediate connection, the intermediate connection transmitting the random number to the pager of the wagerer.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the wagerer can only view the random number on the pager when the wagerer is located in a specific region.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein remotely receiving a first communication is performed by telephone.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the pager only receives the random number when the pager is located in a particular region.
11. A method for preventing a wager comprising:
remotely receiving a first communication from a wagerer;
determining a wagerer location and a wagerer phone type by an automated interface, the wagerer location being the location from which the first communication was initiated;
automatically determining whether the wagerer location is one of a school, government office or outside gambling jurisdiction;
if the wagerer location is one of a school, government office or outside gambling jurisdiction, automatically terminating the first communication;
automatically determining whether the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone;
if the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone, automatically terminating the first communication;
if the wagerer location is not one of a school, government office or outside gambling jurisdiction and the wagerer phone type is not a cellular phone, generating a random number by the automated interface, the random number being unrelated to a determination of the wager outcome;
transmitting the random number to a pager of the remote wagerer; and
remotely receiving a second communication from the wagerer, the second communication including a number, the number being unrelated to the determination of the wager outcome.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein remotely receiving a first communication is performed over the internet.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising, if the number is the same as the random number, accepting a wager from the remote wagerer.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein receiving the first communication and receiving the second communication are performed on a single telephone call.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising, if the number is the same as the random number, accepting a wager from the remote wagerer via an automated interface.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein the number is received via entry on a telephone keypad.
17. The method of claim 11 wherein the random number comprises between four and six digits.
18. The method of claim 11 wherein transmitting the random number to a pager of the remote wagerer comprises transmitting the random number via internet communications to a local pager broadcast tower.
19. A computer program for remote wagering comprising computer-executable code stored on a computer-readable medium for causing a computer to take steps comprising:
remotely receiving a first communication from a wagerer;
determining a wagerer phone type, the wager phone type being the type of phone from which the first communication was initiated;
determining whether the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone;
terminating the first communication in the event that the wagerer phone type is a cellular phone;
generating a random number, the random number being unrelated to the determination of the wager outcome;
transmitting the random number to a pager of the wagerer; and
receiving a second communication from the wagerer, the second communication including a number.
20. The computer program comprising computer-executable code stored on a computer-readable medium of claim 19 for causing a computer to take steps further comprising:
comparing the number with the random number; and
accepting a wager from the wagerer in the event that the number is the same as the random number.