Authorizing and managing wagering agent accounts

摘要

Described herein are processes and devices that authorize and manage wagering agents and associated accounts. One of the devices described is a wagering game system. The wagering game system can detecting a request from a first player account to utilize a shared wagering fund to wager on a wagering game. The shared wagering fund can be funded by a second player account. The wagering game system can make the shared wagering fund available to the first player account to wager on a wagering game. The wagering game system can determine a game award produced by the wagering game. The system can then allocate a portion of the game award to the second player account.

主权项

1. A method for managing a loan transaction in a wagering game presented on a wagering game machine, the method comprising:
determining, by an account server, at least one loan condition associated with a loan value in a first player account; in response to determining an acceptance of the at least one loan condition by a second player account, transferring, by the account server, the loan value from the first player account to the second player account; in response to determining that the at least one loan condition is present, determining, by the account server, a wager of the loan value from the second player account in the wagering game; determining, by the account server, a loan win amount attributable to an outcome of the wager of the loan value; determining, by the account server, a first player portion of the loan win amount; and determining, by the account server, a second player portion of the loan win amount, wherein the wagering game machine comprises a first input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance and a second input device configured to receive a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.