The present invention provides systems and methods relating to a physical gaming system that may host remote players. According to one embodiment of the invention, physical cards are utilized in a gaming environment that may be played remotely over a network. The cards include at least one identifier that may be read upon the card being dealt. The identifier may contain information that is remotely communicated to a player. In one embodiment, a video image of the card is shown to a player. The "cards" of the present invention are not limited to traditional playing cards, but rather may be of any shape and/or three-dimensional, such as circular balls.