Patent ID: 7887411
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer casino implementing a virtual currency system, comprising: scrip, wherein the scrip is a virtual currency that is redeemable at a vendor; and money; wherein the money is at least one of cash and cash equivalent; wherein the scrip is generated wholly or in part by a computer casino; wherein the computer casino is configured to manage a game of uncertain outcome adapted to be played by a player; wherein the computer casino is adapted to pay the player a takehome in a currency for a win of the game of uncertain outcome by the player based on betting by the player; wherein the player interacts with the computer casino over a data communication medium that is directly connected to the computer casino; wherein the takehome is the actual amount of the currency received from the game of uncertain outcome owed to the player from entering the game of uncertain outcome; wherein the amount of scrip in the takehome relates to a limiting scrip takehome and an initial betting capital, the scrip used to purchase items offered for sale by an outside vendor at a scrip-to-items exchange rate that is a dollar value of 1 unit of scrip when the scrip is used to purchase items offered for sale by the outside vendor at a retail value; wherein the currency is cash plus scrip, and wherein the computer casino only pays the player the scrip each time the player wins the game of uncertain outcome; and wherein the total market value of the take home currency provided to the players by the computer casino is greater than or equal to the total market value of currency bet by the players of the game of uncertain outcome.