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

Claim 7:
8. A player terminal comprising:
one or more processors;
a display to depict action from an interactive game that requires at least one input from a player during the interactive game;
a player interaction area configured to:
receive a bet having a value from the player;
receive, from the player, a selection of the interactive game from a list of multiple interactive games that can be played on the player terminal;
receive a selection of game limits from the player; and
configured to receive interactions from the player to play the interactive game; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the player terminal to:
initiate an interactive gaming session of the interactive game;
monitor the player interaction area for the selection of the interactive game from the list of multiple interactive games;
upon receiving the selection, retrieve from a game storage arrangement, computer-executable code that can be executed to control the interactive game;
monitor the player interaction area for a bet having a value;
monitor the player interaction area for interactions from the player to control gaming action of the 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;
evaluate, 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 in the interactive; and

determine an occurrence of a gambling rule violation by the player based on a result of the evaluation; and
in response to the occurrence of the gambling rule violation being determined:
bar the player from the interactive gaming session; and
cause the value to be withheld from the player,

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