US 12,073,681 B2
System and method for providing off-site online based gaming
Arthur O. Rogers, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Gavin Clarkson, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to THE CLARKSON VIRGIN ISLANDS TRUST, St. Thomas, VI (US)
Filed by Arthur O. Rogers, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Gavin Clarkson, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/686,179.
Application 17/686,179 is a continuation of application No. 15/476,721, filed on Mar. 31, 2017, granted, now 11,295,575.
Application 15/476,721 is a continuation of application No. 13/188,672, filed on Jul. 22, 2011, granted, now 9,659,435, issued on May 23, 2017.
Application 13/188,672 is a continuation of application No. 13/112,168, filed on May 20, 2011, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/347,288, filed on May 21, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0189243 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/352 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3223 (2013.01) [A63F 13/352 (2014.09); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a game server, located at a gaming facility, for playing an electronic game, the game server for allowing wagers to be made on the electronic game and a payout as a function of an outcome of the electronic game, the gaming facility being located within an American Indian reservation;
a financial institution having a database for storing account information associated with a patron in a patron account, the patron being able to deposit and withdraw funds from the patron account;
a remote device located outside of the American Indian reservation;
an agent server located within the American Indian Reservation and in communication with the game server and the remote device; and
a computer-based software agent/player being hosted on the agent server and configured to communicate with the remote device and the game server, the agent/player being configured to receive instructions from the remote device to place a wager on the electronic game, the agent/player being configured to access the patron account and automatically transfer the funds from the patron account to the game server in response to receiving the instructions the agent/player being configured to automatically instruct the game server to place the wager in response to receiving the instructions, the agent/player being configured to play the electronic game without interaction between the patron and the game server, the agent/player being configured to buy a bingo card, play the bingo card, deposit unused bingo cards in a virtual safe deposit box at the financial institution, automatically receive the funds from the payout, if any, from the game server and notifying the patron of the outcome and of the payout, the agent/player being further configured to either temporarily hold the funds for subsequent play on behalf of the patron or transfer the funds back to the patron account.