Variable skill proposition interleaved wagering system

1. An electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and a wager outcome, comprising:

a display for displaying an application user interface and a wagering user interface;

a random number generator;

an interactive processing device constructed to communicate with a process controller, wherein the interactive processing device is further constructed to:

detect a user selection of a paytable having an associated skill proposition of a skill-based game;

communicate the selection of the paytable to the process controller;

receive the skill proposition from the process controller;

present the skill proposition to a user within the application user interface using the display,

wherein the skill proposition includes a displayed field of symbols including a plurality of symbols and a displayed target portion including one or more symbols to be found by the user in the field of symbols, and

wherein the displayed field of symbols includes a visual hint to help the user find the one or more symbols to be found in the field of symbols;

detect user interactions with the application user interface;

determine a skill outcome for the skill proposition presented to the user using the user interactions;

communicate to the process controller the skill outcome;

receive a wager outcome from the process controller; and

display the wager outcome to the user within the wagering user interface using the display;

a wager controller constructed to communicate with the process controller, wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

generate a wager outcome using the selected paytable and the random number generator; and

communicate the wager outcome to the process controller; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager controller, wherein the process controller is further constructed to:

receive the selection of the paytable;

determine the skill proposition from the selection of the paytable;

communicate the skill proposition to the interactive processing device;

receive the skill outcome from the interactive processing device;

communicate the wager outcome to the interactive processing device; and

update one or more credit meters using the skill outcome and the wager outcome.

2. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive processing device and the process controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link.

3. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 1 ,

wherein the wager controller and the process controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the interactive processing device using a communication link.

4. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller.

5. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 4 , wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of one or more credit meters.

6. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 1 , wherein the interactive processing device is further constructed to provide skill-based game to the user and the skill proposition is presented to the user as a component of the skill-based game.

7. The electronic gaming machine for determining a skill proposition and wager outcome of claim 1 , wherein the interactive processing device, the process controller and the wager controller are constructed from the same device.