1. A gaming system comprising: a central administrative system (CAS) for receiving and verifying the uniqueness of biometric information received from a user with respect to a central database storing coded biometric data from multiple users; at least one biometric enrolment system operatively connected to the CAS for receiving and coding biometric information from a user at a remote location for submission to the CAS, the biometric enrolment system also for receiving verification from the CAS of the uniqueness of a user and for providing the user with a registration ID; and, at least one gaming device operatively connected to the CAS for providing gaming to a user, the gaming device operative to a user only upon user entry of the registration ID.