Point and/or money based gaming

A method comprising:

• determining, by a computing device, that a first mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point gaming area;
• enabling point gaming and disabling monetary gaming from the first mobile device;
• receiving, by the computing device from an interface of the first mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second mobile device of a second player against whom to place the challenge;
• identifying, by the computing device, the challenge to the second player;
• receiving, by the computing device, an acceptance of the challenge from an, interface of the second mobile device of the second player;
• forming, by the computing device, a game between the first mobile device of the first player and the second mobile device of the second player based on the challenge;
• adjusting, by the computing device, points in an account of a winning player of the game in response to determining the outcome of the challenge;
• determining, by the computing device, that the first mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary gaming area;
• and
• switching functionality of the first mobile device to disable point gaming and enable monetary gaming from the first mobile device.

An apparatus comprising:

• a non-transitory medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
• determine that a first mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point gaming area;
• enable point gaming and disabling monetary gaming from the first mobile device;
• receive, from an interface of the first mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second mobile device of a second player against whom to place the challenge;
• identify the challenge to the second mobile device of the second player;
• receive an acceptance of the challenge from an interface of the second mobile device of the second player;
• form a game between the first mobile device of the first player and the second mobile device of the second player based on the challenge;
• adjust points in an account of a winning player of the challenge in response to determining the outcome of the challenge;
• determine that the first mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary gaming area;
• and
• switch functionality of the first mobile device to disable point gaming and to enable monetary gaming from the first mobile device.

A non-transitory medium to store thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• determine that a first mobile device associated with a first player is located in a first location that is designated as a point gaming area;
• enable point gaming and disabling monetary gaming from the first mobile device;
• receive, from an interface of the first mobile device, a challenge by the first player, in which the challenge identifies an amount of points and a second mobile device of a second player against whom to place the challenge;
• identify the challenge to the second mobile device of the second player;
• receive an acceptance of the challenge from an interface of the second mobile device of the second player;
• form a game between the first mobile device of the first player and the second mobile device of the second player based on the challenge;
• adjust points in an account of a winning player of the challenge in response to determining the outcome of the challenge;
• determine that the first mobile device is located in a second location that is designated as a monetary gaming area;
• and
• switch functionality of the first mobile device to disable point gaming and to enable monetary gaming from the first mobile device.