A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. A preamble, a sync mark, user or pseudorandom data, and a data pad are written to every sector on a track of the platter. In a first preferred embodiment, the composite structures comprise particles entrapped within a porous polymeric substrate, and are cast in-place into a housing such as a pipette tip, thereby providing an effective platform for micromass handling. Reversibly protected silanes can also be beneficially used in reticulating agents, and in sizing agents, tires, and release coatings. The data is then transmitted to the controller to be forwarded out of the gateway. The present invention also involves a process for producing such compositions.