Systems and methods for managing money from multiple players

A method comprising:

• controlling, by at least one processor of a computing device:
• receiving, over a communication network, from respective first computing devices, first information about a first set of games that are based on one or more events and played by first players, in which the one or more events are held at a venue and the first information indicates locations respectively of the first computing devices used to play the first set of games;
• determining that the first players that are playing the first set of games are not located at the venue, based on the first information from the first computing devices;
• based on the determining that the first players are not located at the venue, allocating a portion of first money used to play the first set of games to a bonus pool to which players located at the venue may gain access;
• receiving, over the communication network, from respective second computing devices, second information about a second set of games that are based on the one or more events and played by second players, in which the second information indicates locations respectively of the second computing devices used to play the second set of games;
• determining that the second players that are playing the second set of games are located at the venue, based on the second information from the second computing devices, in which no portion of second money used to play the second set of games is allocated to the bonus pool;
• based on the determining that the second players are located at the venue, allocating bonus currency to the second players, in which the bonus currency is usable by the second players to play a bonus game, in which at least part of the bonus pool is winnable from play of the bonus game;
• receiving, over the communication network, a request to play the bonus game using the bonus currency from one of the second players, in which the request identifies a winning condition of a second event held at the venue;
• and
• determining an outcome of the bonus game, in which the one of the second players wins money from the bonus pool if the winning condition occurs in the second event;
• in which a respective amount of bonus currency allocated to each second player is proportional to a risk type of a respective second game played by the second player, and in which the bonus currency is not exchangeable for a monetary value.

An apparatus comprising:

• a computing device configured to control:
• receiving, over a communication network, from respective first computing devices, first information about a first set of games that are based on one or more events and played by first players, in which the one or more events are held at a venue and the first information indicates locations respectively of the first computing devices used to play the first set of games;
• determining that the first players that are playing the first set of games are not located at the venue, based on the first information from the first computing devices;
• based on a determination that the first players are not located at the venue, allocating portion of first money used to play the first set of games to a bonus pool to which players located at the venue may gain access;
• receiving, over the communication network, from respective second computing devices, second information about a second set of games that are based on the one or more events and played by second players, in which the second information indicates locations respectively of the second computing devices used to play the second set of games;
• determining that the second players that are playing the second set of games are located at the venue, based on the second information from the second computing devices, in which no portion of second money used to play the second set of games is allocated to the bonus pool;
• based on a determination that the second players are located at the venue, allocating bonus currency to the second players, in which the bonus currency is usable by the second players to play a bonus game, in which at least part of the bonus pool is winnable from play of the bonus game;
• receiving, over the communication network, a request to play a bonus game using the bonus currency from one of the second players, in which the request identifies a winning condition of a second event held at the venue;
• and
• determining an outcome of the bonus game, in which the one of the second players wins money from the bonus pool if the winning condition occurs in the second event;
• in which a respective amount of bonus currency allocated to each second player is proportional to a risk type of a respective second game played by the second player, and in which the bonus currency is not exchangeable for a monetary value.