Remote Gaming Agent System for Tribal Regulatory Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming regulations, particularly under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, do not allow for remote participation in Class II gaming operations, limiting tribal economic development and self-sufficiency by restricting off-reservation participation in games like bingo.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an agent computer system, gaming computer system, financial institution, and communication system enables patrons to play Class II games remotely through an agent, with game logic on servers and dumb terminals, allowing agents to play on behalf of patrons, ensuring compliance with agency laws and tribal-state compacts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If remote participation in Class II gaming is allowed, then tribal economic development is enhanced, but regulatory compliance becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an agent computer system as an intermediary between the patron and the gaming server. This agent is installed on tribal land and acts on behalf of the patron to place wagers and receive payouts, thereby enabling remote participation while maintaining regulatory compliance by ensuring the agent physically represents the tribal gaming operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the gaming operation into separate functional components: the gaming server (hosting game logic), the agent computer system (representing tribal land), and the patron's remote device. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific function while maintaining overall regulatory compliance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If agents play on behalf of patrons remotely, then off-reservation participation is enabled, but verification of intrastate operations becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the agent computer system receives wager information from the patron's remote device, verifies it meets intrastate requirements, and then executes the wager on the gaming server. The system provides feedback to the patron about the status of wagers and payouts, ensuring continuous verification of compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The agent computer system performs preliminary verification of wagers before they are processed by the gaming server. This preliminary action ensures that all wagers meet intrastate operational requirements before being executed, preventing non-compliant transactions from entering the system.
3Ease of operation
If gaming servers host game logic remotely, then accessibility is improved, but control over game operations becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The agent computer system serves as an intermediary layer between the patron's remote device and the gaming server. It receives game control instructions from the patron, validates them according to tribal regulations, and then transmits them to the gaming server, thereby maintaining control over game operations while preserving accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for allowing wagers to be made on a game and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game is provided. The game may played by a game server, located at a gaming facility, which is located at a predefined geographic location. A remote device may be provided at a location outside of the predefined geographic location. An agent, in communication with the game server and the remote device, may receive instructions from a patron via the remote device to place a wager on a game and for instructing the server to place the wager in response to receiving the instructions from the patron.