Systems and methods for facilitating play of a casino game via expiring prepaid plays of the casino game
AssigneeWalker Digital, LLC
InventorsJay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Andrew S. Van Luchene, Geoffrey M. Gelman, Magdalena M. Fincham
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Abstract
In accordance with at least one embodiment, an expiring prepaid casino account is disclosed. The expiring prepaid casino account has associated therewith an amount of money, time, and/or game plays. The amount of money, time, and/or game plays expires in predetermined portions over a plurality of defined expiration periods, thus encouraging a player to return to a casino during each of the predefined expiration periods. The present invention may be implemented via either a brick-and-mortar casino or an online casino.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- providing to a player access to an amount adapted for use at an online casino,
- wherein the amount comprises a plurality of portions, and
- wherein at least one of the portions is associated with a respective expiration period;
- determining a current time;
- determining an end time of a first expiration period that is one of the at least one expiration periods;
- determining a first portion that is one of the plurality of portions and that is associated with the first expiration period;
- and
- decreasing the first portion of the amount by a predetermined decrease amount if the current time is within a predetermined time of the end time, such that the player no longer has access to the decrease amount to conduct online gambling.
A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to perform a method comprising:
- providing to a player access to an amount adapted for use at an online casino,
- wherein the amount comprises a plurality of portions, and wherein at least one of the portions is associated with a respective expiration period;
- determining a current time;
- determining an end time of a first expiration period that is one of the at least one expiration periods;
- determining a first portion that is one of the plurality of portions and that is associated with the first expiration period;
- and
- decreasing the first portion of the amount by a predetermined decrease amount if the current time is within a predetermined time of the end time, such that the player no longer has access to the decrease amount to conduct online gambling.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions configured to direct the processor to perform a method comprising:
- providing to a player access to an amount adapted for use at an online casino,
- wherein the amount comprises a plurality of portions, and wherein at least one of the portions is associated with a respective expiration period;
- determining a current time;
- determining an end time of a first expiration period that is one of the at least one expiration periods;
- determining a first portion that is one of the plurality of portions and that is associated with the first expiration period;
- and
- decreasing the first portion of the amount by a predetermined decrease amount if the current time is within a predetermined time of the end time, such that the player no longer has access to the decrease amount to conduct online gambling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.