US 12,525,093Granted United States Patent

Granted United States PatentUS 12,525,093 B2SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE SIMULATED AND NON-SIMULATED GAMBLING

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Granted United States Patent

US 12,525,093

Public Technology Mapping — Caesars Sportsbook

The Granted United States Patent defines the architecture below. Caesars Sportsbook is examined only in terms of publicly disclosed functionality corresponding with elements of that architecture.

Public correspondence to the granted patent: Medium-Low
Evidence strength: Medium
Priority: 18 December 2020
Granted: 13 January 2026

What the Granted Patent protects

Granted architecture — US 12,525,093

The Granted United States Patent claims a combination of real-world event wagering, gambling credits, minimal or zero-value pseudo-currency operation, economic mode monitoring and mode-responsive management of data communications.

Granted patent core — US 12,525,093

GrantedUS 12,525,093

Real-world events
Odds
Gambling credits
Zero / minimal-value pseudo-currency
Economic mode monitoring
Wagering threshold
Data update reduction
Reduced network transfer
Limited results delivered

View granted United States patent View USPTO record View Claim 1 View Claim 10 View Claim 19US 12,525,093 B2 — primary source benchmark

Patent first, company second

Granted Patent architecture, Caesars Sportsbook disclosure, granted patent position

GrantedUS 12,525,093

Granted United States Patent

Real-world event
Odds
Gambling credits
Pseudo-currency
Economic mode monitoring
Reduced data updates
Reduced network transfer
Limited results delivered

Publicly disclosed by Caesars Sportsbook

real-money sportsbook
Caesars Rewards credits
free-to-play contests
live betting

Granted patent position

Partially observable

The Granted United States Patent extends beyond the publicly visible consumer functionality by claiming defined technical controls concerning pseudo-currency mode detection and communications-network management.

Where Caesars Sportsbook publicly discloses relevant functionality

What Caesars Sportsbook publicly discloses, module by module

Each module is presented beside the relevant element of the Granted United States Patent so that the patent language and the public disclosure can be read together.

Sports event layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Real sporting events across regulated markets.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Monitoring real-world events, including sporting events, upon which wagering is offered.

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Odds / market layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Odds calculated and published across markets.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Calculating odds and publishing the monitored events, wagering markets and odds to users.

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Credit / currency layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Cash wallet, bonus bets and Reward Credits.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Providing gambling credits to a user in association with a credit account.

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Free-play / simulated layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Free-to-play contests offered alongside the sportsbook.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Pseudo-currency having minimal or zero real-world value.

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Account layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Account holds wallet and loyalty balances.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Credit account established on registration; credits allocated, held and adjusted.

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Social / competition layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Contests and tiered rewards based on activity.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Virtual rooms and ranking of user performance within a predefined period.

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Live data layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Live event and odds updates delivered during play.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Real-world event and result information provided to users in real time.

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Economic mode layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Cash or bonus credit selection at placement.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Monitoring whether wagering is being conducted using a pseudo-currency of minimal or zero real-world value.

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Settlement layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

Settlement against official event results.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Determining the wager outcome and crediting or debiting the credit account.

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Technical data layer

Caesars Sportsbook disclosure

No public material reviewed describes update frequency management, feed throttling or mode-dependent network optimisation.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

Reduced frequency of event and other data updates, reduced communications-network data transfer and limited results delivered.

Evidence status: Technical verification required

Publicly observable correspondence with the Granted Patent

Granted claim element mapping

Each row records publicly observable functional correspondence to an element of the granted claims. Technical implementation requires further verification where indicated. No conclusion is drawn regarding infringement.

Claim element	Claim ref.	Observed strength	Evidence status	Note
Real-world events	1B	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Conventional sportsbook	1A–1D	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Accounts	3 / 12	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Odds / wagers	1C / 1F	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Promotional credits	1E	Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Free sports prediction	1J	Strong, but evidence is less current than Fliff / ReBet	Functionally indicated	—
Same integrated zero-value pseudo-currency wagering mode	1J / 1K	Weak / partial	Technical verification required	—
Threshold	1I	Unverified	Technical verification required	—
Data reduction	1L–1N	Unverified	Technical verification required	—

Background disclosure record

Public evidence demonstrates

conventional sports wagering
mobile sportsbook
Bonus Bets
free-to-play sports prediction activity
sportsbook-linked promotions

The clearest historical example is the Pick 6 Predictor, generating questions about an upcoming real-world NFL game and awarding prizes for correct predictions. Caesars currently operates real mobile sportsbook wagering and Bonus Bet promotions.

Commercial scale

Caesars Digital FY2025 net revenue

US$1.408B

Publicly observable alignment to US 12,525,093

Medium-Low

Why this rating?

real-world sporting events, odds and live wagering;
accounts, balances and settlement;
free-to-play functionality alongside the sportsbook;
presently identified evidence is less extensive than for the leading targets.

Important unverified elements

defined wagering threshold;
mode-responsive update reduction;
reduced network transfer;
limited result delivery;

These categories reflect the strength of publicly identified functional correspondence with elements of the Granted United States Patent. They do not represent infringement conclusions, legal probabilities or a determination that every limitation of an independent claim is satisfied.

Unresolved technical elements

Same integrated zero-value pseudo-currency wagering mode
Threshold
Data reduction

Audited evidence inventory

Element-by-element records against US 12,525,093 B2

Each inventory sets every cited disclosure against a canonical granted claim element, states the correspondence grade and shows the evidence supporting the qualitative rating.

Caesars Sportsbook

10 cited evidence records · 7 mandatory Claim 1 limitations unestablished

Official public disclosure register

Every public source relied upon for Caesars Sportsbook, organised by feature. Each source opens in a new tab so the disclosure can be reviewed independently.

Credit / debit settlement

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

House rules (Illinois)

Caesars Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://caesars.com/sportsbook-and-casino/il/support/house-rules/

Event results

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 2

Caesars house rules (filed with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission)

Massachusetts Gaming Commission · Published / updated 4 September 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://massgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/Caesars-House-Rules-9.4.25.pdf

Odds

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

House rules (Arizona)

Caesars Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://caesars.com/sportsbook-and-casino/az/support/house-rules/

Other technical architecture

2 public sources

SEC filingSource level 2

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Form 10-K (FY2025)

SEC EDGAR · Published / updated FY ended 31 December 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View SEC filing

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000011/czr-20251231.htm

SEC filingSource level 2

Caesars Entertainment 10-K filing index

SEC EDGAR · Verified 23 August 2026

View SEC filing

https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001590895&action=getcompany&type=10-K

Parlays / multiple events

1 public source

Official product pageSource level 1

Same game parlay

Caesars Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://www.caesars.com/sportsbook-and-casino/betting/same-game-parlay/

Promotional currency

2 public sources

Help centreSource level 1

Earning tier credits

Caesars Rewards · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://caesarsrewards.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/233

Official product pageSource level 1

Reward credit exchange

Caesars Entertainment · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://www.caesars.com/myrewards/exchange

Real-world events

2 public sources

Official rulesSource level 1

House rules (Illinois)

Caesars Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://caesars.com/sportsbook-and-casino/il/support/house-rules/

Official rulesSource level 2

Caesars house rules (filed with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission)

Massachusetts Gaming Commission · Published / updated 4 September 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://massgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/Caesars-House-Rules-9.4.25.pdf

Sports markets

2 public sources

Official rulesSource level 2

Caesars house rules (filed with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission)

Massachusetts Gaming Commission · Published / updated 4 September 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://massgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/Caesars-House-Rules-9.4.25.pdf

Official rulesSource level 1

House rules (Ohio)

Caesars Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://caesars.com/sportsbook-and-casino/oh/support/house-rules/

User accounts

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Earning tier credits

Caesars Rewards · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://caesarsrewards.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/233

View granted United States patent View USPTO record View Claim 1 View Claim 10 View Claim 19US 12,525,093 B2 — primary source benchmark

What the Granted United States Patent expressly claims beyond the current public evidence

Defined wagering threshold
Monitoring zero-value pseudo-currency mode
Mode-responsive update control
Reduced event / data update frequency
Reduced communications-network data transfer
Limited results delivered to the user

Current public sources reviewed for Caesars Sportsbook do not establish these backend limitations.

The Granted United States Patent extends beyond the publicly visible consumer functionality by claiming defined technical controls concerning pseudo-currency mode detection and communications-network management.

Strategic relevance of the Granted Patent to Caesars Sportsbook

Granted patent position — Caesars Sportsbook

Caesars presents a conventional real-money wagering architecture with promotional credit and historical free prediction activity. Public evidence of an integrated zero-value pseudo-currency wagering mode is presently weaker than for the social sportsbook operators.

The commercial position

Multiple companies publicly disclose parts of the architecture.
The Granted United States Patent sits above the competitive comparison as the protected asset.
Control of the Granted Patent may therefore have value beyond any single company's present implementation.

Sources

Company-owned sources are preferred over third-party commentary. Each card identifies the granted claim element to which the material is relevant.

Caesars

Level B

Caesars Sportsbook

Caesars Entertainment

Category: Product documentation
Claim element: 1B, 1C, 1D

Mobile sportsbook wagering, markets and odds.

Caesars

Level A

Pick 6 Predictor rules

Caesars Entertainment

Category: Official rules
Claim element: 1J

Free prediction questions on an upcoming real-world NFL game.

Caesars

Level C

Caesars Entertainment FY2025 results

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Category: SEC filing
Claim element: Commercial scale

Caesars Digital FY2025 net revenue of US$1.408B.