Patent ID: 11972662
Assignee: AG 18, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a machine to:
initiate an interactive gaming session of an interactive game;
monitor a player interaction area for a bet having a value;
cause action from the interactive game to be displayed to a player on a display;
monitor the player interaction area for interactions from the player to control gaming action of an interactive game;
cause, during the interactive game, interactive controls displayed in the player interaction area to be changed based on a state of the interactive game created by the gaming action;
evaluating, in view of one or more gambling rules, at least one of:
bets and the interactions received from the player and one or more other players via respective player interaction areas and in response to the gaming action to detect unusual activity; and
a frequency of common play between the player and the one or more other players in the interactive game;

determine an occurrence of a gambling rule violation by the player based on a result of the evaluating; and
upon a determination of the occurrence of the gambling rule violation:
bar the player from the interactive gaming session; and
cause the value to be withheld from the player until a resolution,

or
in the absence of a determination of the occurrence of the gambling rule violation, cause the value to be awarded to the player.