SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCE TRANSFERS ASSOCIATED WITH PAYMENT VEHICLES AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

Systems and methods for crediting a gaming account of an online gaming provider are disclosed. When the gaming account is of a player is credited, a stored value account of the player is debited. The stored value account can be linked to a stored value payment vehicle issued to a player. At the conclusion of online gameplay, the gaming account can be debited and the stored value account credited to reflect winnings.

主权项

1. A computer-based method of transferring funds between a stored value account and a gaming account, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a player funding instruction to transfer a balance from a stored value account to a gaming account, wherein the stored value account is associated with a stored value payment vehicle issued to the player and the gaming account is associated with a gaming website; wherein the player funding instruction is entered into a remote computing device and identifies a balance amount to be transferred from the stored valued account to the gaming account; identifying, by any of the one or more processors, the stored value account, wherein a balance of the stored value account is maintained by an issuer processor computing system; and causing, by any of the one or more processors, a decrease of the balance of the stored value account and an increase of the balance of the gaming account, wherein the balance of the gaming account is usable for gameplay at the gaming website.