Biometric and smart card enabled global position indication system for interactive casino gaming

Abstract

A system and method for providing access to gambling resources is provided. A GeoBio Indicator (GBI) reads biometric information from a user and obtains positional information for the location of the GBI. The biometric information read from the use is compared with stored biometric information. The positional information for the location of the GBI is compared to a set of the geographic locations wherein gambling is legal. If the biometric information matches and the GBI is located in a geographic location where gambling is legal, access to gambling resources is allowed.

1 . A system for providing access to gambling resources including: 
 a system for verifying the identity of a user by using a biometric identifier; and    a system for verifying the location of a user within a locality that permits gambling.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said system for verifying the identity of a user by using a biometric identifier includes a biometric scanner for reading a biometric identifier from a user.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said system for verifying the identity of a user compares a biometric identifier received from said biometric scanner with a stored biometric identifier.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  further including a memory for storing a biometric identifier.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3  further including a smart card reader and wherein said stored biometric identifier is retrieved from said smart card reader.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein said biometric is a fingerprint.  
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said system for verifying the location of a user within a locality that permits gambling includes a global positioning system (GPS) for determining the location of said user.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6  further including a memory storing at least one set of geographic coordinates representing at least one locality wherein gambling is permitted.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7  further including a processor for comparing the location of said user from said GPS system with said at least one set of geographic coordinates representing at least one locality wherein gambling is permitted  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said at least one set of geographic coordinates representing at least one locality wherein gambling is permitted stored in said memory is replaced with a new set of geographic coordinates representing at least one locality wherein gambling is permitted.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said new set of geographic coordinates representing at least one locality wherein gambling is permitted is received from a centralized server.  
     
     
         12 . A system for providing access to gaming resources including: 
 a biometric scanner for retrieving a retrieved biometric from a user;    a positional sensor sensing the position of said CPU;    a memory storing at least one set of geographic coordinates representing a geographic locality; and    a CPU for comparing said retrieved biometric with a stored biometric and comparing said position with said at least one set of geographic coordinates, said CPU permitting access to gaming resources when said retrieved biometric matches said stored biometric and said position is within said at least one set of geographic coordinates.    
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  further including a smart card reader and wherein said stored biometric is received from a smart card read by said smart card reader.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12  further including a memory storing a stored biometric.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12  wherein said biometric identifier is a fingerprint.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12  wherein said positional sensor is a GPS sensor.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12  wherein said at least one set of geographic coordinates representing a geographic locality stored in said memory is replaced with a new set of geographic coordinates.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein said new set of geographic coordinates is received from a centralized server.  
     
     
         19 . A method for providing access to gaming resources including the steps of: 
 retrieving biometric information from a user;    comparing said biometric information retrieved from said user to stored biometric information;    retrieving positional information for said user    comparing said positional information for said user with stored positional information; and    providing access to gaming resources when said biometric information retrieved from said user matches said stored biometric information and said positional information for said user matches said stored positional information.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further including the step of updating said stored positional information.