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US 12,217,569 B2Granted
Systems and methods for gaming account funding
AssigneeSightline Payments LLC
InventorsKirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. The payment vehicle can be, for example, a credit payment vehicle or a debit payment vehicle. The player can load funds from the financial account to a wagering account.
Claims18
A computer-based method, the method comprising:
- associating in computer memory of one or more computing devices, a financial account of a player with a player account identifier of an online gaming environment, wherein the financial account holds a balance of funds maintained by a computing system;
- receiving, by any of the one or more computing devices, a request to transfer a first amount of funds from the financial account maintained by the computing system into an account maintained by a computing system of the online gaming environment, wherein the request to transfer comprises the player account identifier of the player, wherein the player account identifier is associated with the account having a balance maintained by the computing system of the online gaming environment;
- identifying, by any of the one or more computing devices, the financial account based on the association of the financial account and the player account identifier in the computer memory of the one or more computing devices;
- subsequent to determining that the requested transfer satisfies a velocity check instructing, by any of the one or more computing devices, the computing system to decrease the balance of the financial account;
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- subsequent to determining that the requested transfer satisfies the velocity check instructing, by any of the one or more computing devices, the casino computing system to increase the balance of the account, wherein the balance of the gaming account is usable for wagering within the online gaming environment.
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A computer-based method, the method comprising:
- associating in computer memory of one or more computing devices, a financial account of a player with a player account identifier of an online gaming environment, wherein the financial account holds a balance of funds maintained by a computing system;
- receiving, by any of the one or more computing devices, a request to transfer a first amount of funds from the financial account maintained by the computing system and associated with the player account identifier of the online gaming environment into an account maintained by a computing system of the online gaming environment, wherein the request to transfer comprises the player account identifier of the player, wherein the player account identifier is associated with the account having a balance maintained by the computing system of the online gaming environment;
- determining, by any of the one or more computing devices, whether the requested transfer satisfies a velocity check;
- only if the requested transfer satisfies the velocity check, instructing, by any of the one or more computing devices, the computing system to decrease the balance of the financial account and the casino computing system to increase the balance of the account, wherein the balance of the account is usable for wagering.
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