1. A pay to play gaming system that provides an opportunity to win a prize in response to game play, each game being played in exchange for monetary input, the gaming system comprising: a game server; a plurality of game units connected to the game server over a network; and one or more prize events that occur in response to winning game play, wherein a prize event that is achieved by an identified adult player enables the adult player to select from adult oriented prizes including cash and alcoholic drinks, and wherein a prize event that is achieved by an identified child player enables the child player to select from children oriented prizes including toys and stuffed animals.