Game of chance systems and methods

1. An apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the apparatus to:

present, to a player, a plurality of sources that may be used to determine a random outcome of a game;

receive, from the player, a selection of a first source of the plurality of sources;

receive an indication that an outcome of a game played by the player should be determined;

in response to receiving the selection of the first source and the indication that the outcome of the game should be determined, determine the outcome of the game based on a happening related to the first source; and

present the outcome to the player;

in which the outcome includes an outcome based on a statistic of a plurality of other games identified by the first source;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

aggregate information from the plurality of other games, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on the aggregated information; and

in which the information includes a comparison of reds and blacks in roulette games over a period of time, a comparison of wins and losses in the plurality of other games over the period of time, or a comparison one game element to another game element in the plurality of other games over the period of time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which at least one source of the plurality of sources is unrelated to elements of the game.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources include various periods of time, and the first source includes a selected time period.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of a prior game played during the selected time period.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome to match the outcome of the prior game.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources include various types of game machines, in which the first source includes a selected machine type, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game played on the selected machine type.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , in which the various types include various manufacturers.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources include games that were played by various types of people, in which the first source includes a selected type of person, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game played by the selected type of person.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources includes games that exhibit various trends, in which the first source includes a selected trend, and in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of at least one game that exhibits the selected trend.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources includes various random number generation methods that may be selected for use in determining the outcome.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which one of the plurality of sources includes an automatic card shuffler.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which one of the plurality of sources includes a set of dice.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which presenting the plurality of sources includes allowing the player to select a result generator to be used for the game.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a request to verify data from the first source used to determine the outcome, and in response, displaying verification of the data.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which displaying verification includes showing a representation of the data.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the representation includes a video of the outcome occurring in another game.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the first source.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of a new source from the player; and

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the new source, in which the further games are games of a same type as the game.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of the game.

20. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the plurality of sources include various periods of time, and the first source includes a selected time period;

in which determining the outcome includes determining the outcome based on a result of a prior game played during the selected time period;

in which the plurality of sources include various types of game machines;

in which the various types include various manufacturers;

in which the plurality of sources include games that were played by various types of people;

in which the plurality of sources includes games that exhibit various trends;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of the game;

in which the plurality of sources includes various random number generation methods that may be selected for use in determining the outcome;

in which one of the plurality of sources includes an automatic card shuffler;

in which one of the plurality of sources includes a set of dice;

in which presenting the plurality of sources includes allowing the player to select a result generator to be used for the game;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a request to verify data from the first source used to determine the outcome, and in response, display verification of the data;

in which displaying verification includes showing a representation of the data;

in which the representation includes a video of the outcome occurring in another game;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the first source;

in which the plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:

receive a selection of a new source from the player; and

determine outcomes of a plurality of further games played by the player based on further happenings related to the new source, in which the further games are games of a same type as the game.