Game allocation system for protecting players in skill-based online and mobile networked games

A system for controlling access to a plurality of games in a skill-based electronic game network comprising:

• an electronic data warehouse server configured to determine a game skill level value of a player in the skill-based electronic game network in accordance with predetermined criteria including game play history, and to (a) store a player protection classification value for the at least one player, and (b) store an access protection classification value for at least one of the plurality of games, the game access protection classification value for the at least one game;
• and
• an electronic game server configured to allow or deny the player electronic access to the at least one game based upon a comparison of that player's player protection classification value and the game access protection classification value of the at least one game.

An electronic game server for controlling access to a plurality of games in a skill-based electronic game network comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• computer readable memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions executed by the processor, said instructions causing the game server to allow or deny a player electronic access to a game based on a comparison of a player protection classification value of the player and a game protection classification value of the game.

An electronic poker game server for controlling access to a plurality of poker games in a skill-based electronic game network comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions executed by the processor, said instructions causing the server to (a) compare a player protection classification value of the player to respective game access values of the poker games, and (b) present the player with a listing of poker games in which the player will be allow to participate.