Security Authentication Frameworks for Crowdsourced Gaming Systems, Methods, and Techniques

A computerized method for authenticating virtual participants and processing a virtual multi-participant contest in a network environment, wherein the computerized method is implemented via execution of computing instructions by one or more processing devices and stored on one or more non-transitory computer storage devices, the computerized method comprising:

• providing, via a network, access to an electronic gaming platform that is configured to manage permissions for accessing virtual multi-participant contests;
• establishing, over the network, a first connection between the electronic gaming platform and a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device executes or accesses a first collaborative gaming application configured in a restricted functionality state that locks or prevents access to one or more functionalities pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contests;
• authenticating, using a geolocation authentication system of the electronic gaming platform, a first location of the first electronic device;
• transitioning the first collaborative gaming application from the restricted functionality state to an unrestricted functionality state based, at least in part, on authenticating the first location of the first electronic device;
• creating, by the first collaborative gaming application configured in the unrestricted functionality state, a virtual multi-participant contest, wherein an outcome of the virtual multi-participant contest is based upon predictions for one or more live events;
• receiving, from the first collaborative gaming application configured in the unrestricted functionality state, a first virtual stake submission for the virtual multi-participant contest, the first virtual stake submission identifying a first prediction corresponding to the one or more live events associated with the virtual multi-participant contest;
• establishing, over the network, at least one additional connection between the electronic gaming platform and at least one additional electronic device, wherein the at least one additional electronic device executes or accesses at least one additional collaborative gaming application configured in the restricted functionality state that locks or prevents access to at least one functionality pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device;
• authenticating, using the geolocation authentication system of the electronic gaming platform, at least one second location corresponding to the at least one additional electronic device;
• transitioning the at least one additional collaborative gaming application from the restricted functionality state to the unrestricted functionality state based, at least in part, on authenticating the at least one second location of the at least one additional electronic device, wherein transitioning the at least one additional collaborative gaming application to the unrestricted functionality state unlocks or permits access to the at least one functionality pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device;
• receiving, from the at least one additional electronic device configured in the unrestricted functionality state, one or more additional virtual stake submissions for the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device, each of the one or more additional virtual stake submissions identifying an additional prediction for the one or more live events associated with the virtual multi-participant contest;
• receiving, by the electronic gaming platform, real-time event data corresponding to the one or more live events associated with the virtual multi-participant contest;
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• generating, by the electronic gaming platform, evaluation results corresponding to the virtual multi-participant contest, wherein the evaluation results identify the outcome of the virtual multi-participant contest, at least in part, by utilizing the real-time event data to determine an accuracy of one or more of the predictions for the one or more live events associated with the virtual multi-participant contest.

A computerized system for authenticating virtual participants and processing a virtual multi-participant contest in a network environment, comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices, the one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory storage devices to:

• provide, via a network, access to an electronic gaming platform that is configured to manage virtual multi-participant contests;
• establish, over the network, a first connection between the electronic gaming platform and a first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device executes or accesses a first collaborative gaming application configured in a restricted functionality state that locks one or more functionalities pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contests;
• authenticate, using a geolocation authentication system of the electronic gaming platform, a first location of the first electronic device;
• transition the first collaborative gaming application from the restricted functionality state to an unrestricted functionality state based, at least in part, on authenticating the first location of the first electronic device;
• create, by the first collaborative gaming application configured in the unrestricted functionality state, a virtual multi-participant contest;
• receive, from the first collaborative gaming application configured in the unrestricted functionality state, a first virtual stake submission for the virtual multi-participant contest, the first virtual stake submission identifying a first live event to be associated with the virtual multi-participant contest;
• establish, over the network, a second connection between the electronic gaming platform and a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device executes or accesses a second collaborative gaming application configured in the restricted functionality state that locks the at least one functionality pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device;
• authenticate, using the geolocation authentication system of the electronic gaming platform, a second location of the second electronic device;
• transition the second collaborative gaming application from the restricted functionality state to the unrestricted functionality state based, at least in part, on authenticating the second location of the second electronic device, wherein transitioning the second collaborative gaming application to the unrestricted functionality state unlocks the at least one functionality pertaining to the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device;
• receive, from the second electronic device configured in the unrestricted functionality state, one or more virtual stake submissions for the virtual multi-participant contest created by the first electronic device;
• receive, by the electronic gaming platform, event data corresponding to one or more live events associated with the virtual multi-participant contest;
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• generate, by the electronic gaming platform, evaluation results corresponding to the virtual multi-participant contest based, at least in part, on the event data corresponding to the one or more live events.