Patent ID: 9165428
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing wagering games, comprising: receiving, by a processor-based device, a request from a user device to engage in a wagering activity, wherein the request specifies a session wagering amount, transmitting, by the processor-based device to an intermediary business system, the session wagering amount and a request for a block on a financial account of a user of the user device, the intermediary business system being communicatively coupled to a financial institution that maintains the financial account, initiating, by the processor-based device, a wagering session with the user device, the wagering session including at least one wagering game, receiving, by the processor-based device, an indication from the user device of a wager in the at least one wagering game, verifying, via one or more communications between the processor-based device and the intermediary business system, availability of an amount no less than an amount of the wager in the at least one wagering game, responsive to the verifying of the availability of the amount no less than the amount of the wager, providing, by the processor-based device, a gaming activity to the user device, determining, by the processor-based device, a wager result based on the provided gaming activity, and providing, by the processor-based device and via one or more additional communications between the processor-based device and the intermediary business system, the wager result to the intermediary business system.