Skill games

A game comprising:

• network communication means for enabling communication between a player of the skill game and an operator of the skill game;
• identification means for determining whether a potential player of the skill game is legally eligible, by virtue of age and location, to participate, wherein the identification means includes means for accessing one or more databases to identify geographic locations of at least one server or internet service provider (ISP), including the ISP or server through which the potential player communicates to the operator of the skill game, to determine if the ISP or server is located in a legally eligible location and to determine if a type of the skill game is legally allowed by laws of a jurisdiction associated with the location;
• means for preventing the player from participating in the skill game in response to the identification means determining the player is ineligible;
• means for receiving consideration from the player to operator of the skill game in exchange for the opportunity to participate in the skill game;
• means for providing the player with a game, using the network communication means;
• and
• award criteria means for determining whether the player receives a prize, the award criteria being based on skill.