A player is permitted to participate in an interactive gaming event from a remote
location, such as a hotel room or home computer, once the player's entitlement
to participate has been confirmed using a biometric identifier. One method of the
invention includes first verifying the identity of a potential player of a gaming
event, such as by verifying the age of the player. If verified, the fingerprint
of the player is obtained and the fingerprint is stored in association with an
assigned identification code. When a player requests to participate in a gaming
event from a remote location, the player's identification code is received from
the player and is used to locate the corresponding stored fingerprint. The player
then transmits their scanned fingerprint. If the transmitted fingerprint and stored
fingerprint match, the player is verified as entitled to participate in the gaming event.