Integrating social communities and wagering games
US9039507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/52
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some examples, the operations include detecting a side wager placed by a social network user accounts connected to a communal wagering game, detecting that a jurisdictional rule prohibits a characteristic of the side wager, and altering the characteristic of the side wager to comport with the jurisdictional rule. In some examples, the operations can further include determining a request by a first of the social network user accounts to transact an exchange of one or more non-cash items associated with the communal wagering game with a second of the social network user accounts, and transacting the exchange.
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