INDEPENDENT SKILL-WAGER ELEMENT WAGERING SYSTEM

1 . An independent skill-wager element wagering system, comprising:

an interactive controller constructed to:

generate an independent skill-wager element of an interactive application;

present the independent skill-wager element to a player;

detect the player's interactions with the independent skill-wager element;

communicate the player's interactions to a process controller;

receive a random component from a process controller; and

determine that the player has achieved an objective associated with the interactive element on the basis of the random component; and

the process controller constructed to communicate with the interactive controller, wherein the process controller is constructed to:

receive the player's interactions from the interactive controller;

generate the random component in response to receiving the player's interactions; and

communicate the random component to the interactive controller.

2 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the interactive controller and the process controller are constructed from the same device.

3 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link.

4 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

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

a credit output device operatively connected to the process controller.

5 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 4 , further comprising a random number generator, wherein the process controller is further constructed to:

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

credit a credit meter with credits based on the incoming credit data;

generate the random component using the random number generator;

receive a skill-wager outcome from the interactive controller;

update the credit meter based on skill-wager outcome of the wager; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter, and

wherein the interactive controller is further constructed to:

determine the skill-wager outcome based on the player's interactions with the independent skill-wager element and the random component; and

communicate the skill-wager outcome to the process controller.

6 . An independent skill-wager element wagering system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

generate an independent skill-wager element of an interactive application;

present the independent skill-wager element to a player;

detect the player's interactions with the independent skill-wager element;

generate the random component in response to receiving the player's interactions; and

determine that the player has achieved an objective associated with the interactive element on the basis of the random component.

7 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 6 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the at least one processor;

a user output device operatively connected to the at least one processor;

a credit input device operatively connected to the at least one processor; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the at least one processor.

8 . The independent skill-wager element wagering system of claim 7 , further comprising a random number generator, wherein the processor-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

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

credit a credit meter with credits based on the incoming credit data;

generate the random component using the random number generator;

determine the skill-wager outcome based on the player's interactions with the independent skill-wager element and the random component; and

update the credit meter based on skill-wager outcome of the wager.