System and method to transfigure foreign or interstate wagering to an intrastate, sanctioned activity

• US 20090275396A1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David A Felice
• Original Assignee: David A Felice
• Inventors: Felice, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,229,755 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication

Abstract

A system and method to permit foreign or interstate wagering from remote locations where the wager is placed, accepted and settled all within a state, territory or other forum where wagering and other gaming is sanctioned. An organization situated in the forum location (the “forum host”) establishes and maintains a business entity to bestow an intra-forum presence to the foreign or interstate player. Through the business entity, the forum host can account for the player'"'"'s wagers, winnings and losses, while at the same time, allocating and/or collecting the appropriate federal, state and/or local taxes and fees on the member/player'"'"'s account. The process is automated via a host computer system, which manages betting activities of a plurality of members/players, and enables one or more players at a remote location to participate in intrastate gaming for purposes of the local forum'"'"'s laws, rules and regulations affecting the gaming industry.

Claims

1. An automated player system adapted to allow wagering from any location, comprising:

a host computer associated with a local forum, wherein said host computer is configured to (1) manage betting activities of one or more players;

(2) enable each of the one or more players to establish, join, or maintain a business entity bestowing an intra-forum presence to the player;

(3) account for each of the player'"'"'s wagers, debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses; and

(4) authenticate each player, collect taxes or reports taxable events, generate an audit-trail and track each player'"'"'s activities; and

a gaming computer operably connected with said host computer, wherein the host computer generates at least one authenticatable message with a token to be provided to the gaming computer indicating that at least one of the one or more players is deemed qualified to participate in intrastate gaming for purposes of the local forum'"'"'s rules and the gaming computer allows the at least one of the one or more players to participate in a gaming activity; and

wherein upon expiration of the token, the gaming computer generates an inquiry notice to the host computer requesting a status of the at least one of the one or more players.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an Authentication, Accounting and Authorization (AAA) server.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a statistical data base server.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a player computer.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the player computer is any Internet enabled device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one authenticatable message is encrypted and generated by an encryption/decryption apparatus independent of the host computer and the gaming computer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein an apparatus independent of the host computer and the gaming computer authenticates each player.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein each player can be authenticated by telephone or via a response unit, by mail, personal registration, or remotely via Internet.

8. An automated player method enabling a player to establish, join, or maintain a business entity bestowing an intra-forum presence to the player comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving by a host computer associated with a selected forum a request from a user to become a member of a business entity organized in a selected forum;

(b) authenticating through the use of the host computer the user as a member of the business entity;

(c) reporting by the host computer the authentication status to a government authority, thereby enabling a user residing in any forum to wager via an Internet gaming system comprising a gaming computer, the host computer associated with the selected forum and a player computer located in any forum under the laws and regulations of the selected forum; and

(d) receiving a wager on at least one wagering opportunity presented to the user via the gaming computer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein step (a) further comprises providing required personal information to the host computer.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein step (b) further comprises receiving by the host computer an acknowledgement from the player computer.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving from the host computer at least one authenticatable message with a token to be provided to the gaming computer.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein step (c) further comprising said host computer compiling wagering results and withholding usage fees for a gaming agency and taxes on earnings.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising the host computer directing banner ads to the player computer.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the authenticatable messages are encrypted with an encryption key transmitted by the gaming computer.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising crediting a member'"'"'s account with accumulated wagering credits from the gaming computer.