Game of chance display

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display device;

at least one processor to:

render a graphical user interface on the display device;

receive information identifying a player at a casino;

in response to receiving the information identifying the player, associate the information identifying the player with a control on the graphical user interface;

determine that the control has been activated;

in response to determining that the control has been activated, render the information identifying the player on the display device;

receive data representing a wager on a performance of the player during a game;

render real-time information on the display device, the real-time information comprising historical performance of the player, information regarding the game played by the player, and graphics associated with the game; and

adjust a database entry that links the information identifying the player and the control, in order to associate the control with the information identifying the player.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to render a name of the player on the control.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit to a casino server a request for the information about the player; and

receive the information about the player from the casino server.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the real-time information comprises a video showing a face of the player.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the real-time information comprises a video showing the player engaged in play of the game.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the real-time information comprises video showing an indication of an outcome of the game achieved by the player.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second display device in which the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive information representing a second wager for a second game; and

render information related to the second game on the second display device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in which the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a request to place a telephone call;

in response to receiving the request, determine a destination of the telephone call;

determine a set of rules associated with the wager, in which the set of rules include a rule restricting placement of phone calls;

determine whether the telephone call complies with the set of rules; and

in response to determining that the telephone call complies with the set of rules, connect the telephone call to the destination.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , in which the set of rules includes restricting calls outside a local area of the apparatus when the wager is placed.

10. A method comprising:

rendering, by at least one processor, a graphical user interface on a display device;

receiving, by the at least one processor, information identifying a player at a casino;

in response to receiving the information identifying the player, associating, by the at least one processor, the information identifying the player with a control on the graphical user interface;

determining, by the at least one processor, that the control has been activated;

in response to determining that the control has been activated, rendering, by the at least one processor, the information identifying the player on the display device;

receiving, by the at least one processor, data representing a wager on a performance of the player during a game;

rendering, by the at least one processor, real-time information on the display device, the real-time information comprising historical performance of the player, information regarding the game played by the player, and graphics associated with the game; and

adjusting, by the at least one processor, a database entry that links the information identifying the player and the control, in order to associate the control with the information identifying the player.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising rendering, by the at least one processor, a name of the player on the control.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the at least one processor, to a casino server a request for the information about the player; and

receiving, by the at least one processor, the information about the player from the casino server.

13. The method of claim 10 , in which the real-time information comprises a video showing a face of the player.

14. The method of claim 10 , in which the real-time information comprises a video showing the player engaged in play of the game.

15. The method of claim 10 , in which the real-time information comprises video showing an indication of an outcome of the game achieved by the player.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, by the at least one processor, information representing a second wager for a second game; and

rendering, by the at least one processor, information related to the second game on a second display device.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, by the at least one processor, a request to place a telephone call;

in response to receiving the request, determining, by the at least one processor, a destination of the telephone call;

determining, by the at least one processor, a set of rules associated with the wager, in which the set of rules include a rule restricting placement of phone calls;

determining, by the at least one processor, whether the telephone call complies with the set of rules; and

in response to determining that telephone call complies with the set of rules, connecting, by the at least one processor, the telephone call to the destination.

18. The method of claim 17 , in which the set of rules includes restricting calls outside a local area when the wager is placed.