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Managing gaming account augmentation and restriction

  • US 9,443,391 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2015
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a wagering game machine, said method comprising:

  • detecting, via an electronic processing unit of the wagering game machine, activation of an account-augmentation mechanism by a single event at the wagering game machine, wherein the account-augmentation mechanism indicates to initiate an electronic transfer of a set amount of funds from at least one account to a gaming account associated with the wagering game machine during a wagering game session;

    electronically accessing, via a network communication interface of the wagering game machine, an account setting related to the gaming account in response to detecting the activation of the account-augmentation mechanism;

    determining, in response to analysis of the account setting via the electronic processing unit, that the account setting indicates a restriction on use of the at least one account during the wagering game session; and

    automatically applying, via the electronic processing unit, the restriction to the transfer of the set amount of funds.

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