Method of facilitating a user's action at a terminal and system thereof

A computerized method for facilitating a user's action at a terminal in at terminal location, the method comprising:

• receiving from a user device operated by an anonymous user, a request to place a bet;
• determining if the user device location and the terminal location meet a sufficiently close criterion indicative of close distance of the user to the terminal;
• if in the affirmative, granting the request;
• and
• if in the negative, postponing the request;
• in response to receipt of a location trigger, receiving data indicative of a user device's current location;
• and
• determining that the current location and the terminal location meet the sufficiently close criterion and granting the request,
• thereby enabling the anonymous user to place the bet directly using an associated physical ticket, wherein the ticket is not associated with any pre-established user account, and only when located within the close distance to the terminal.

A computerized gaming system for facilitating a user's action at a terminal in at terminal location, the system comprising:

• a processing and memory circuitry (PMC);
• wherein the PMC is configured, by a processor of the PMC, to:
• operatively communicate with one or more terminals, wherein each terminal operates in a predefined terminal location;
• receive from a user device, data identifying a physical ticket associated with a bet placed by an anonymous user, wherein the physical ticket is not associated with any pre-established user account, wherein the anonymous user is entitled to:
• receive a request from the user device to perform an action including collecting the winnings;
• receive from a computerized device located at the terminal location, data indicative of a user device's location;
• and
• determine if the user device location and the terminal location meet a sufficiently close criterion indicative of close distance of the anonymous user to the terminal, and if in the affirmative, grant the request;
• thereby enabling the anonymous user to collect the winnings directly using the physical ticket and only when located within the close distance to the terminal.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating a user's action at a terminal in a terminal location, the method comprising:

• receiving from a user device operated by a user, data identifying a physical ticket associated with a bet placed by an anonymous user, wherein the physical ticket is not associated with any pre-established user account, wherein the anonymous user is entitled to collect winnings derived from the bet;
• receiving a request from the user device to perform an action including collecting the winnings;
• receiving from a computerized device located at the terminal location, data indicative of the user device location;
• determining if the user device location and the terminal location meet a sufficiently close criterion indicative of close distance of the anonymous user to the terminal, and if in the affirmative, granting the request;
• thereby enabling the anonymous user to collect the winnings directly using the physical ticket and only when located within the close distance to the terminal.

In a user device, a computerized method for facilitating a user's action at a terminal at a terminal location, the method comprising:

• obtaining data identifying a physical ticket associated with a bet placed by an anonymous user, wherein the physical ticket is not associated with any pre-established user account, wherein the anonymous user is entitled to collect winnings derived from the bet;
• transmitting to a gaming system the obtained data;
• transmitting to the gaming system a request to perform an action including collecting the winnings;
• when located at the terminal location, transmitting to the gaming system data indicative of a location of the user device;
• and
• in response to the user device location and a terminal location operatively communicating with the gaming system, meet a sufficiently close criterion, indicative of close distance of the anonymous user to the terminal, receiving a grant of the request,
• thereby enabling the anonymous user to collect the winnings directly using the physical ticket and only when located within the close distance to the terminal.