Billiard combined proposition wagering system

1. A combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

a wireless device comprising:

a user input device;

a user output device;

an interactive application display; and

wherein the wireless device is constructed to:

provide an billiards interactive application that receives input from a player via the user input device;

communicate, to a process controller, initialization data based on the input from the player;

communicate, to the process controller, a skill outcome, wherein the skill outcome reflects the player pocketing a billiard ball;

receive, from the process controller, a wager result; and

update a wagering user interface based on the wager result;

the chance-based controller constructed to:

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

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

receive, from the process controller, a wager request;

generate the wager outcome by resolving a chance-based proposition in response to the wager request using object billiard ball values;

communicate, to the process controller, the wager outcome;

receive, from the process controller, a combined outcome;

update the credit meter based on the combined outcome;

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

communicate, to the process controller, updated credit meter data; and

the process controller operatively connecting the wireless device and the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the wireless device, the initialization data;

determine the object billiard ball values by assigning a portion of wager funding to one or more object billiard balls associated with the billiards interactive application;

receive, from the wireless device, the skill outcome wherein the skill outcome reflects the player pocketing the billiard ball;

credit the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball to the player;

responsive to receiving the skill outcome, communicate, to the chance-based controller, the wager request;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the wager outcome;

determine a combined outcome based on the skill outcome and the wager outcome;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, the combined outcome;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the updated credit meter data;

and

communicate, to the wireless device, the wager result.

2. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the wireless device and the process controller are constructed from a single device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the chance-based controller using a communication link.

3. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the chance-based controller and the process controller are constructed from a single device, and

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

4. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a laptop computer.

5. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a notebook computer.

6. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a smartphone.

7. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is sunk into a called pocket.

8. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is assigned to the player.

9. A combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

a wireless device comprising:

a user input device;

a user output device;

an interactive application display; and

wherein the wireless device is constructed to:

provide a billiards interactive application that receives input from a player via the user input device;

communicate, to a process controller, initialization data based on the input from the player;

communicate, to the process controller, a skill outcome, wherein the skill outcome reflects the player pocketing a billiard ball;

receive, from the process controller, a wager result; and

update a wagering user interface based on the wager result; and

the process controller operatively connecting the wireless device the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the wireless device, the initialization data;

determine object billiard ball values by assigning a portion of wager funding to one or more object billiard balls associated with the billiards interactive application;

receive, from the wireless device, the skill outcome wherein the skill outcome reflects the player pocketing the billiard ball;

credit the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball to the player;

responsive to receiving the skill outcome, communicate, to the chance-based controller, the wager request;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the wager outcome;

determine a combined outcome based on the skill outcome and the wager outcome;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, the combined outcome;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the updated credit meter data;

and

communicate, to the wireless device, the wager result; and

the chance-based controller constructed to:

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

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

resolve a wager based on a communication received from the process controller using the object billiard ball value;

update the credit meter based on the wager outcome; and

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

10. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device is a laptop computer.

11. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device is a notebook computer.

12. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device is a smartphone.

13. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is sunk into a called pocket.

14. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is assigned to the player.

15. A combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

the chance-based controller constructed to:

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

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

receive, from a process controller, chance outcome request data;

generate a wager outcome by resolving a chance-based proposition in response to a wager request received from the process controller using object billiard ball values;

communicate, to the process controller, the wager outcome;

receive, from the process controller, a combined outcome;

update the credit meter based on a chance outcome of a chance proposition; and

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

and

communicate, to the process controller, updated credit meter data; and

the process controller operatively connecting a wireless device and the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the wireless device, initialization data based on input from a player via a user input device;

determine object billiard ball values by assigning a portion of wager funding to one or more object billiard balls associated with the billiards interactive application;

receive, from the wireless device, the skill outcome wherein the skill outcome reflects the player pocketing the billiard ball;

credit the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball to the player;

responsive to receiving the skill outcome, communicate, to the chance-based controller, the wager request;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the wager outcome;

determine a combined outcome based on the skill outcome and the wager outcome;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, the combined outcome;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the updated credit meter data;

and

communicate, to the wireless device, the wager result.

16. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is a laptop computer.

17. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is a notebook computer.

18. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is a smartphone.

19. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is sunk into a called pocket.

20. The combined proposition wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the object billiard ball value assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player only if the pocketed billiard ball is assigned to the player.