Methods and apparatus for limiting access to games using biometric data

A gaming system (10) which enables certain players play by a plurality of remote player devices (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e), said gaming system (10) comprising: a plurality of servers game (52), wherein each gaming server (52) of said plurality of gaming servers (52) facilitates play of a respective game of a plurality of games by a player utilizing one of said remote player devices (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e), wherein each gaming server (52) of said plurality of gaming servers (52) comprises a controller (401) including a processor (404), a memory (402), and an input / output (408) to facilitate communication via a network (40), wherein each respective controller (401) of each gaming server (52) is programmed to facilitate play said respective game and said respective game being one of the following games: poker, blackjack, slots, keno or bingo; and website server (50) being capable website server (50) to be operatively coupled via said network (40) to said remote player devices (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) said website server (50) comprising: a controller (351) comprising a processor (354), a memory (352), and an input / output (358) to facilitate communication via said network (40 ) allowing said input / output (358) that data is communicated between said controller (351) of said website server (50) and said remote player devices (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) , said controller (351) of said website server (50) programmed to cause the data representing a representation of game selection are transmitted to said remote player device (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, being 20e ), said selection display game, a plurality of images, each image representing a respective game of said plurality of games, said controller (351) of said website server (50) being programmed to determine a game selection of a player of the remote player device (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e), said controller (351) of said website server (50) programmed to transfer operational control to one of said game servers being (52) based on said game selection and based on biometric data obtained via an operably coupled to said remote player device (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) biometric device (214); wherein said controller (351) of said website server (50) is programmed to determine whether said one remote player device (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) is in an authorized location; wherein said controller (351) of said website server (50) is programmed to transfer operational control to one of said game server (52) based also if the remote player device (20, 20a, 20b , 20c, 20d, 20e) is in a permitted location; and wherein one or more buttons (952, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 1006, 1008, 1010, 1012, 1014, 1016, 1056, 1058, 1060, 1062, 1064, 1066, 1126, 1128, 1132 , 1134, 1136, 1138, 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212, 1214) of said remote player device (20, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) are integrated with said biometric device (214) and sending biometric data to said one of said gaming servers (52) is a mechanism that provides a selection of a game mode within said selected game.