desired to be played step 102 this step is optional as is indicated by a dotted box this step would only be used for gaming machines 25 offering a plurality of game choices game choices may include blackjack poker slots or games of skill such as arcade games or even sporting games as are common in bars and restaurants the game choices are only limited by the mechanics of the game console for convenience a game is described below which is purely a game of skill in other words the player receives a score based only and solely on how skillfully they play the game of course the invention is not to be limited solely to such games the player thus chooses which game to play step 104 game data is stored as to which game was chosen step 106 this game data is referred to in the flow chart as game data 108 the machine may then query the player as to what payout is desired step 110 this step is also optional because the game data may be fixed at e g 1 1 the player chooses the payout step 112 and the payout data is stored step 114 as payout data 116 the player betting level is determined step 118 in essence this determination is simply a storage of the amount the player has wagered on the game a required score is then calculated from a number of factors step 120 this step is also described in more detail below the factors may include.