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US 2022/0028217 A1Published application
Systems and methods for casino level player account management
AssigneeSightline Interactive LLC
InventorsKirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a casino level player account associated with a gaming environment. The casino level player account is associated with 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. Funds held within the casino level player account can be used for wagering.
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A computer-based method of transferring funds between a stored value account and a casino level player account, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a transaction facilitator, from a gaming computing system affiliated with a gaming environment, a funding request comprising a player identifier of a player and a requested funds amount, wherein the player identifier is associated with a casino level player account having an account balance, wherein the player identifier is a unique identifier of the player that is associated with the casino level player account;
- based at least partially on the player identifier, identifying, by the transaction facilitator, a stored value account of the player, and wherein an account balance of the stored value account is maintained by a computing system;
- communicating, by the transaction facilitator, with the computing system to decrease the account balance of the stored value account based on the requested funds amount;
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- communicating, by the transaction facilitator, with the gaming computing system to increase the account balance of the casino level account associated with the player identifier based on the requested funds amount.
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A computer-based method of funding an account associated with a player, comprising:
- receiving, by a transaction facilitator computing system, from a gaming computing system affiliated with a gaming environment a player identifier of a player, wherein the player identifier is associated with a casino level player account having an account balance, wherein funds in the casino level player account are transferable to any of a plurality of associated wagering accounts, wherein the player identifier is a unique identifier of the player that is associated with the gaming environment, and wherein the transaction facilitator computing system comprises a processor and a memory unit;
- receiving, by the transaction facilitator computing system, a load request, wherein the load request is initiated by the player associated with the player identifier and comprises a request to load player funds to a stored value account with funds from the casino level player account, wherein the stored value account has a first available balance amount;
- receiving, by the transaction facilitator computing system, player funds information from the gaming computing system, wherein the funds information comprises a value of the player funds maintained in the casino level player account by the gaming computing system;
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- communicating, by the transaction facilitator computing system, with computing system to increase a balance amount of the stored value account based on the value of the player funds maintained in the casino level player account by the gaming computing system, wherein the balance amount in the stored value account is available for access by the player in substantially real-time.
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A gaming system for a gaming environment, comprising:
- a stored value account, wherein a balance of funds in the stored value account is maintained by a computing system;
- a casino level player account, wherein a balance of funds in the casino level player account are maintained by a gaming computing system;
- a loyalty account assigned to the player, wherein the loyalty account is maintained by a customer management system associated with the gaming computing system, wherein the loyalty account assigned to the player is associated to the stored value account;
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- a transaction facilitator maintaining a linkage between the stored value account and the loyalty account in a data store, the transaction facilitator comprising at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- selectively increase and decrease balances of the stored value account and the casino level player account.
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