System and method for wireless gaming with location determination

A wireless gaming apparatus, comprising:

• a wireless network interface operable to transmit gaming information concerning a game, in which a plurality of different locations correspond to a respective plurality of different selectable parameters of the game;
• a signal detection device to detect a signal strength of the wireless gaming apparatus, compare the signal strength to a reference signal strength, and identify a location of the wireless gaming apparatus based on the signal strength and the reference signal strength;
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• at least one processor to alter a user interface of a game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus and alter a value function for an outcome of the game based on the identified location.

A method comprising:

• transmitting, by at least one processor, gaming information concerning a game, in which a plurality of different locations correspond to a respective plurality of different selectable parameters of the game;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, a signal strength of a wireless gaming terminal;
• comparing, by the at least one processor, the signal strength to a reference signal strength;
• identifying, by the at least one processor, a location of the wireless gaming terminal based on the signal strength and the reference signal strength;
• altering, by the at least one processor, a user interface of a game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus;
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• altering, by the at least one processor, a value function for an outcome of the game based on the identified location.