US 12,525,093
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 — DraftKings

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

Public correspondence to the granted patent
Medium
Evidence strength
High
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
  1. Real-world events
  2. Odds
  3. Gambling credits
  4. Zero / minimal-value pseudo-currency
  5. Economic mode monitoring
  6. Wagering threshold
  7. Data update reduction
  8. Reduced network transfer
  9. Limited results delivered
View granted United States patentView USPTO recordView Claim 1View Claim 10View Claim 19US 12,525,093 B2 — primary source benchmark

Patent first, company second

Granted Patent architecture, DraftKings disclosure, granted patent position

GrantedUS 12,525,093

Granted United States Patent

  1. Real-world event
  2. Odds
  3. Gambling credits
  4. Pseudo-currency
  5. Economic mode monitoring
  6. Reduced data updates
  7. Reduced network transfer
  8. Limited results delivered

Publicly disclosed by DraftKings

  • real-money sportsbook
  • daily fantasy sports
  • Dynasty Rewards / crowns
  • free-to-play pools
  • live in-play betting
  • promotional bonus bets

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 DraftKings publicly discloses relevant functionality

What DraftKings 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

DraftKings disclosure

Broad real sporting event coverage 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

DraftKings disclosure

Proprietary odds calculation and market publication at scale.

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

DraftKings disclosure

Cash balance plus bonus bets and promotional 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

DraftKings disclosure

Free-to-play pools and contests offered without stake.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

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

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Account layer

DraftKings disclosure

Unified account holding cash, bonus and rewards 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

DraftKings disclosure

Contests, leaderboards and ranked competitive play.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

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

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Live data layer

DraftKings disclosure

Live odds movement and in-play data delivered continuously.

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

DraftKings disclosure

Users select between cash and promotional credit when placing a wager.

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

DraftKings disclosure

Automated 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

DraftKings 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 elementClaim ref.Observed strengthEvidence statusNote
Real-world sports1BVery StrongConfirmed publicly—
Odds1C / 1DVery StrongConfirmed publicly—
Gambling-credit-type functionality1EStrongConfirmed publicly—
Account3 / 12Very StrongConfirmed publicly—
Wager settlement1G / 1HVery StrongConfirmed publicly—
Non-withdrawable promotional credit1EVery StrongConfirmed publicly—
Free-play event prediction1JVery StrongConfirmed publicly—
Same-game / multiple betting9 / 18Very StrongConfirmed publicly—
Zero-value pseudo-currency matching patent language1JPartial / requires analysisTechnical verification required—
Integrated simulated / non-simulated mode1J / 1KPartialTechnical verification required—
Predefined-period threshold1IUnverifiedTechnical verification required—
Data-update throttling based on currency mode1L–1NUnverifiedTechnical verification required—

Background disclosure record

DraftKings provides

  • real-money sportsbook
  • live sports wagering
  • same-game parlays
  • props
  • betting markets
  • odds
  • Pools
  • free-to-play Pools
  • Bonus Bets
  • rewards accounts

Its public sportsbook currently expressly promotes Live Betting, Pools and Free-to-Play Pools. Free-to-play Pools involve predicting outcomes relating to events with no entry fee.

DraftKings Bonus Bets

  • are site credit
  • must be selected before placing the wager
  • cannot be withdrawn
  • may generate cash winnings
  • are stored in the user's Rewards / account environment

Analytical caution

Non-withdrawable Bonus Bets are not treated here as automatically satisfying the patent's minimal or zero real-world value pseudo-currency limitation. That correspondence is recorded as partial and requiring analysis.

Commercial scale

2025 revenue

US$6.0545B

Source: DraftKings SEC filing

2025 sportsbook handle

US$53.6B

Source: DraftKings SEC filing

Publicly observable alignment to US 12,525,093

Medium

Why this rating?

  • real-world sporting events, published odds and live wagering;
  • user accounts, balances and settlement;
  • free-to-play pools and prediction contests alongside real-money wagering;
  • the zero or minimal-value pseudo-currency element is less directly demonstrated on public evidence;
  • backend technical limitations are not publicly documented.

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

  • Zero-value pseudo-currency matching patent language
  • Integrated simulated / non-simulated mode
  • Predefined-period threshold
  • Data-update throttling based on currency mode

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.

DraftKings

Medium

14 cited evidence records · 6 mandatory Claim 1 limitations unestablished

Official public disclosure register

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

Cash / real-value mode

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

General betting rules

DraftKings Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/help/general-betting-rules/general-rules

Credit / debit settlement

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

DraftKings retail house rules v14.1

DraftKings (filed house rules) · Published / updated 13 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://www.goldennugget.com/contentassets/9800d7ef44d6474dad6cd3e69d29dd99/draftkings---gnlc-retail-house-rules-v14.1-clean__ae20251013.pdf

Credit balances

1 public source

Official product pageSource level 1

Safer play tools

DraftKings Responsible Gaming · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://rg.draftkings.com/resources/safer-play-tools

Event results

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

Glossary of betting terms

DraftKings Service Portal · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://support.draftkings.com/dk/en-us/glossary-of-betting-terms?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010398

Free-to-play mode

2 public sources

Official rulesSource level 1

Pick6 rules and scoring

DraftKings Pick6 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://pick6.draftkings.com/pick6-rules-and-scoring

Official termsSource level 1

Pick6 promotion terms

DraftKings · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://www.draftkings.com/pick6offer

Live data

1 public source

SEC filingSource level 2

DraftKings Inc. Form 10-K (FY2025)

SEC EDGAR · Published / updated 13 February 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View SEC filing

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883685/000188368526000013/dkng-20251231.htm

Live wagering

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

General betting rules

DraftKings Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/help/general-betting-rules/general-rules

Odds

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

DraftKings retail house rules v14.1

DraftKings (filed house rules) · Published / updated 13 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://www.goldennugget.com/contentassets/9800d7ef44d6474dad6cd3e69d29dd99/draftkings---gnlc-retail-house-rules-v14.1-clean__ae20251013.pdf

Parlays / multiple events

2 public sources

Official rulesSource level 1

DraftKings retail house rules v14.1 — build a bet

DraftKings (filed house rules) · Published / updated 13 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://www.goldennugget.com/contentassets/9800d7ef44d6474dad6cd3e69d29dd99/draftkings---gnlc-retail-house-rules-v14.1-clean__ae20251013.pdf

Official rulesSource level 1

Pick6 rules and scoring

DraftKings Pick6 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://pick6.draftkings.com/pick6-rules-and-scoring

Real-world events

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

General betting rules

DraftKings Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/help/general-betting-rules/general-rules

Social competition

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Pick6 rules and scoring

DraftKings Pick6 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://pick6.draftkings.com/pick6-rules-and-scoring

Sports markets

2 public sources

Official rulesSource level 1

General betting rules

DraftKings Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/help/general-betting-rules/general-rules

Official rulesSource level 1

DraftKings retail house rules v14.1

DraftKings (filed house rules) · Published / updated 13 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://www.goldennugget.com/contentassets/9800d7ef44d6474dad6cd3e69d29dd99/draftkings---gnlc-retail-house-rules-v14.1-clean__ae20251013.pdf

User accounts

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Self-exclusion overview

DraftKings Service Portal · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://support.draftkings.com/dk/en-us/draftkings-self-exclusion-overview-ca?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010388

Wagering limits

2 public sources

Official product pageSource level 1

Safer play tools

DraftKings Responsible Gaming · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://rg.draftkings.com/resources/safer-play-tools

Official rulesSource level 1

DraftKings retail house rules v14.1 — betting and payout limitations

DraftKings (filed house rules) · Published / updated 13 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://www.goldennugget.com/contentassets/9800d7ef44d6474dad6cd3e69d29dd99/draftkings---gnlc-retail-house-rules-v14.1-clean__ae20251013.pdf

View granted United States patentView USPTO recordView Claim 1View Claim 10View 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 DraftKings 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 DraftKings

Granted patent position — DraftKings

DraftKings is among the highest commercial-priority counterparties notwithstanding a lower observable-alignment score than Fliff or ReBet. The scale of its sportsbook operation, combined with its free-to-play Pools products, makes detailed technical mapping commercially significant.

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.

DraftKings

Level B
DraftKings Sportsbook

DraftKings

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

Live Betting, Pools and Free-to-Play Pools promoted publicly.

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