Authorizing and managing wagering agent accounts

One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a request from a first player account to utilize a shared wagering fund to wager on a wagering game, wherein the shared wagering fund is funded by a second player account, and wherein the wagering game lacks a minimum playing amount from the first player account;
• determining that the second player account authorizes the first player account to gamble on behalf of the second player account;
• making the shared wagering fund available to the first player account to wager on a wagering game;
• determining a game award produced by the wagering game;
• and
• allocating a portion of the game award to the second player account.

A system, comprising:

• a wagering game machine including a wagering agency module configured to request use of a wagering fund to make a wager on a wagering game, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to login a first player account;
• a wagering game server including a wagering account search module configured to search for a second player account that has funded the wagering agency fund;
• an account server including an account authorization unit configured to
• determine requirement settings for the second player account, wherein the requirement settings are set by the second player account, and wherein the requirement settings include requirements that can qualify other player accounts to wager on behalf of the second player account;
• determine that the first player account meets the requirements set by the second player account to be a wagering agent for the second player account;
• and
• authorize the first player account to access the wagering fund as a wagering agent.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a content store configured to contain wagering game information;
• a content controller configured to present the wagering game information including an option for a first player account to shadow bet on a second player account;
• and
• a wagering agency module configured to
• detect a request by the first player account to identify the second player account whose wagering game play history within a wagering game network matches one or more game criteria settings indicated by the first player account so that the first player account can shadow bet on the second player account,
• search the wagering game network to find the second player account, wherein the second player account's wagering game player history matches the one or more game criteria settings,
• place a shadow bet, from the first player account, on wagering activity performed by the second player account, and
• utilize game results for the wagering activity performed by the second player account as shadow bet game results for awarding the shadow bet from the first player account.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for detecting a request by a player account to borrow a wager amount on a wagering game according to lending terms;
• means for determining game play history for the player account;
• means for determining one or more approving wager lending accounts that, based on the game play history, approves the request by the player account to borrow the wager amount according to the lending terms;
• and
• means for presenting the one or more approving wager lending accounts to the player account to select any one of the approving wager lending accounts.