Method for an online player game payment system

A method for online multiple player game payment and play comprising the steps of:

• selecting a game to play from a game host, wherein said game host sends credit information to a payment gateway;
• receiving data to render the game when the credit information is verified and approved;
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• sending user data to said game host to register actions of a user in the game;
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• sending information indicating or acknowledging a completion of the game, wherein update information is subsequently sent to said payment gateway to update an account balance for the user.

A method for online multiple player game payment and play, comprising the steps of:

• awaiting a request from at least one game client for a listing of available game hosts;
• receiving said request from said at least one game client;
• sending a list of available game hosts to said at least one game client;
• awaiting completion of a game by a user at said at least one game client;
• receiving payment information, with respect to said user, upon said completion of said game;
• sending statistical information on said game played by said user, upon said completion of said game, to a statistical monitor to update a statistics database.

An online multiple player game payment system, comprising:

• at least one game client;
• one or more game hosts, with each game host having a selection of games that are playable in conjunction with said at least game client;
• a master server, supplying a listing of said game hosts upon receipt of a request from said at least game client;
• a payment gateway, for verifying and approving user credit information sent from said at least one game client, said one or more game hosts, or said master server upon selection of one of said games;
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• a statistics monitor, for receiving data regarding an outcome of said game from one or more game hosts and recording said data in a database.