US 12,217,569 B2
Systems and methods for gaming account funding
Kirk E. Sanford, Las Vegas, NV (US); Thomas M. Sears, Henderson, NV (US); and Omer Sattar, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Sightline Payments LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Sightline Payments LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/604,591.
Application 18/604,591 is a continuation of application No. 18/094,451, filed on Jan. 9, 2023, granted, now 11,948,426.
Application 18/094,451 is a continuation of application No. 17/221,916, filed on Apr. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,551,520, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/221,916 is a continuation of application No. 15/936,804, filed on Mar. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,977,894, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 15/936,804 is a continuation of application No. 15/243,412, filed on Aug. 22, 2016, granted, now 9,990,801, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 15/243,412 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/962,321, filed on Dec. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,600,966, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/962,321 is a continuation of application No. 14/326,596, filed on Jul. 9, 2014, granted, now 9,251,651, issued on Feb. 2, 2016.
Application 14/326,596 is a continuation of application No. 14/033,495, filed on Sep. 22, 2013, granted, now 8,777,725, issued on Jul. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/744,564, filed on Sep. 28, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0221464 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/227 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-based method, the method comprising:
associating in computer memory of one or more computing devices, a financial account of a player with a player account identifier of an online gaming environment, wherein the financial account holds a balance of funds maintained by a computing system;
receiving, by any of the one or more computing devices, a request to transfer a first amount of funds from the financial account maintained by the computing system into an account maintained by a computing system of the online gaming environment, wherein the request to transfer comprises the player account identifier of the player, wherein the player account identifier is associated with the account having a balance maintained by the computing system of the online gaming environment;
identifying, by any of the one or more computing devices, the financial account based on the association of the financial account and the player account identifier in the computer memory of the one or more computing devices;
subsequent to determining that the requested transfer satisfies a velocity check instructing, by any of the one or more computing devices, the computing system to decrease the balance of the financial account; and
subsequent to determining that the requested transfer satisfies the velocity check instructing, by any of the one or more computing devices, the casino computing system to increase the balance of the account, wherein the balance of the gaming account is usable for wagering within the online gaming environment.