Electronic fund transfer for mobile gaming
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1. A system for transferring money, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile devices, each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with a player;
a location server operable to;
track a device position of each of the plurality of mobile devices, the device position being relative to a vessel; and
track a vessel position of the vessel, the vessel position being a global location relative to earth; and
a mobile gaming management server configured to communicate with the location server and a gaming server, the mobile gaming management server operable to;
receive a fund transfer request from the gaming server, the fund transfer request associated with at least one of the plurality of mobile devices, the fund transfer request including a fund amount for used to play a game of chance;
determine if the fund amount can be transferred to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices based on the device location and the vessel location; and
transfer the fund amount to the associated mobile device if it is determined that the fund amount can be transferred to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices,wherein the mobile gaming management server is further operable to determine whether the game of chance is permitted to be played on the at least one requesting mobile device prior to the transfer of the fund amount, the determination of whether the game of chance is permitted to be played on the at least one requesting mobile device being based on the device location and the vessel location.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and method to transfer money may include a mobile device associated with a player, a location server designed to: track a device position of the mobile device and track a vessel position, and a mobile gaming management server designed to: receive a fund transfer request from a gaming server for the mobile device, the fund transfer request including a fund amount; determine if the fund amount can be transferred to the mobile device based on the device position and the vessel position; and transfer the fund amount to the mobile device if it is determined that the fund amount can be transferred to the mobile device.
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1. A system for transferring money, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices, each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with a player; a location server operable to; track a device position of each of the plurality of mobile devices, the device position being relative to a vessel; and track a vessel position of the vessel, the vessel position being a global location relative to earth; and a mobile gaming management server configured to communicate with the location server and a gaming server, the mobile gaming management server operable to; receive a fund transfer request from the gaming server, the fund transfer request associated with at least one of the plurality of mobile devices, the fund transfer request including a fund amount for used to play a game of chance; determine if the fund amount can be transferred to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices based on the device location and the vessel location; and transfer the fund amount to the associated mobile device if it is determined that the fund amount can be transferred to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the mobile gaming management server is further operable to determine whether the game of chance is permitted to be played on the at least one requesting mobile device prior to the transfer of the fund amount, the determination of whether the game of chance is permitted to be played on the at least one requesting mobile device being based on the device location and the vessel location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for transferring funds for playing a wager-based game on a vessel, comprising:
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receiving a request to play the wager-based game from at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, the request including a fund amount used to play the wager-based game; determining a vessel position of the vessel; determining a device position of the mobile device; determining whether the fund amount may be transferred to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices based on at least the vessel position of the vessel and the device position of the mobile device; and transferring the fund amount to the at least one of the plurality of mobile devices if it is determined that the fund amount be transferred to the mobile device based on at least a vessel position of the vessel and a device position of the mobile device, wherein the vessel position of the vessel is a global location relative to earth, and wherein the device position of each of the plurality of mobile devices is a position relative to the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for transferring money, comprising:
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a vessel having a plurality of gaming areas configured to permit a plurality of mobile devices to play wager-based games, each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with a player; a location server operable to; track a device position of each of the plurality of mobile devices, the device position being relative to the vessel; and track a vessel position of the vessel, the vessel position being a global location relative to earth; and a mobile gaming management server configured to communicate with the location server and a rules database having at least one vessel gaming rule, the mobile gaming management server operable to; receive a fund transfer request, the fund transfer request associated with at least one mobile device, the fund transfer request including a fund amount used to play a wager-based game; determine if the fund amount is permitted to be transferred to the associated mobile device based on at least the vessel location, the device location, and the at least one vessel gaming rule; and transfer the fund amount to the associated mobile device if it is determined that the fund amount is permitted to be transferred to the associated mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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