Method of playing a game of chance at locations remote from the game site

A method of participation in playing a game of chance prediction of a winning combination, wherein the game players are in various locations remote from the game site, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. a game player manually completing a game sheet so that the sheet includes, in machine readable form, at least the game player's identity, credit card number, and predicted winning combination,
• b. the game player inserting the completed game sheet into a facsimile phone machine at a location remote from the game site, whereby the game sheet information is transmitted over the phone line to the game site;
• c. the game site operator removing a facsimile of the game sheet from a receiving facsimile phone machine located at the game site;
• d. the game site operator charging the cost of the game participation to the game player's credit card number;
• e. the game site operator transmitting a written receipt from the game site to the game player, confirming the details of the player's participation in the game;
• f. the game site operator sending the facsimile of the game sheet through an electronic reader at the game site;
• g. transmitting the reader electronic output to a computer memory at the game site;
• and
• h. comparing the game winning combination with player combinations stored in the computer to select the player having the winning combination.