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 — Stake ecosystem

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

Public correspondence to the granted patent: Medium-High
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, Stake ecosystem 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 Stake ecosystem

real-money sportsbook (Stake.com)
social sportsbook (Stake.us)
Stake Cash and Gold Coins
Gold Coins described as play currency
crypto-denominated balances
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 Stake ecosystem publicly discloses relevant functionality

What Stake ecosystem 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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Extensive real sporting event coverage across both surfaces.

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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Odds calculated and published across pre-match and in-play 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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Balances denominated in platform and crypto 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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Gold Coins publicly described as a play currency without redemption value.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

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

Evidence status: Direct public correspondence

Account layer

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Single account structure holding multiple balance types.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

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

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Social / competition layer

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Races, leaderboards and challenge mechanics with ranked performance.

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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Live in-play odds and event data streamed to users.

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

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Users switch between Gold Coin and Stake Cash modes on the social platform.

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: Direct public correspondence

Settlement layer

Stake ecosystem disclosure

Wagers settle on event results with balance adjustment.

Granted United States Patent — relevant element

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

Evidence status: Public functional correspondence

Technical data layer

Stake ecosystem 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 — Stake.com	1B	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Real-world events — Stake.us (Gold Coin sports context)	1B	Not presently established	No public evidence identified	—
Odds — Stake.com	1C / 1D	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Zero-value pseudo-currency — Stake.us	1J	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Dual economic mode — Stake.us	1J / 1K	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Cryptocurrency credits — Stake.com	2 / 11, 4 / 13	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Live results and data — Stake.com	5 / 14	Very Strong	Confirmed publicly	—
Single system practising all limitations	1A–1N	Not established	Technical verification required	—
Predefined wagering threshold	1I	Unverified	Technical verification required	—
Mode-based update reduction	1L–1N	Unverified	Technical verification required	—

Background disclosure record

Do not combine separate product evidence

Stake.com demonstrates the real-world sports-wagering side of the architecture. Stake.us demonstrates the zero-value / prize-eligible dual-token architecture. Current public evidence does not establish that all mandatory independent-claim limitations are practised together by the same accused system.

Stake.com publicly discloses

real-world sports
sportsbook
odds
live betting
live odds changes
player props
parlays
bet tracking
crypto and local currency
live event streaming
more than 100,000 bets daily according to Stake
real-time / live wagering functionality

Stake.us publicly discloses

Gold Coins — no monetary value, entertainment only, cannot be redeemed, Standard Play
Stake Cash — separate token, Promotional Play, potentially prize redeemable

Stake.us requires the system to differentiate between Gold Coin and Stake Cash balances and play modes. Its terms state the selected currency is deducted from the corresponding account balance when play is accepted.

Publicly observable alignment to US 12,525,093

Medium-High

Why this rating?

real-world sporting event markets and published odds;
a real-money platform and a separate sweepstakes platform operated under the same brand ecosystem;
virtual coin balances described as carrying no monetary value on the sweepstakes platform;
user accounts, balances and outcome settlement on both platforms;
public evidence should remain separated between Stake.com and Stake.us rather than merged.

Important unverified elements

single-platform user selection between simulated and non-simulated modes;
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

Whether all mandatory limitations are practised together by one system
Predefined wagering threshold
Mode-based update reduction
Limited result delivery

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.

Stake.com

11 cited evidence records · 7 mandatory Claim 1 limitations unestablished

Stake.us

10 cited evidence records · 9 mandatory Claim 1 limitations unestablished

Official public disclosure register

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

Stake.com

Cash / real-value mode

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Crypto deposit limits

Stake Help Center · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.com/en/articles/7980945-crypto-deposit-limits

Credit / debit settlement

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

Event results

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

Live wagering

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

Odds

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

Real-world events

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

Sports markets

1 public source

Official rulesSource level 1

Sportsbook Rules & Policies

Stake.com · Verified 23 August 2026

View product rules

https://stake.com/policies/sportsbook

User accounts

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Responsible gambling collection

Stake Help Center · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://stake.com/responsible-gambling

Virtual currency

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Crypto deposit limits

Stake Help Center · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.com/en/articles/7980945-crypto-deposit-limits

Wagering limits

2 public sources

Help centreSource level 1

Gambling limits

Stake Help Center · Published / updated 17 October 2024 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.com/en/articles/8247959-gambling-limits

Help centreSource level 1

Responsible gambling collection

Stake Help Center · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://stake.com/responsible-gambling

Stake.us

Cash / real-value mode

2 public sources

Help centreSource level 1

Redemption progress

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 12 August 2022 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6465093-redemption-progress

Official termsSource level 1

Stake.us Terms

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://stake.us/policies/terms

Credit / debit settlement

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Redemption progress

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 12 August 2022 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6465093-redemption-progress

Leaderboards

1 public source

Financial pressSource level 3

Stake.us daily Gold Coin races

RG.org · Published / updated 6 July 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View published report

https://rg.org/news/gambling-industry/stake-us-50m-gc-daily-races

Live data

1 public source

Official product pageSource level 1

Provably fair — overview

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://stake.us/provably-fair/overview

Play-money currency

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Gold Coins

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 19 November 2023 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6389157-gold-coins

Real-world events

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

Stake.us Terms

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://stake.us/policies/terms

User accounts

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Account & verification

Stake.us Help Center · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/collections/3592607-account-verification

User mode selection

2 public sources

Help centreSource level 1

Gold Coins

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 19 November 2023 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6389157-gold-coins

Help centreSource level 1

Redemption progress

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 12 August 2022 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6465093-redemption-progress

Virtual currency

1 public source

Help centreSource level 1

Gold Coins

Stake.us Help Center · Published / updated 19 November 2023 · Verified 23 August 2026

View help centre source

https://help.stake.us/en/articles/6389157-gold-coins

Wagering limits

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

Stake.us Terms

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://stake.us/policies/terms

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 Stake ecosystem 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 Stake ecosystem

Granted patent position — Stake ecosystem

The Stake ecosystem exhibits the relevant functional building blocks across two separate products. Mapping is presented per product, and no combined-system conclusion is drawn. This distinction is maintained deliberately for evidentiary credibility.

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.

Stake

Level B

Stake Sportsbook

Stake.com

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

Sports, markets, odds, live betting and crypto.

Stake

Level B

Stake.com

Category: Product documentation
Claim element: 5 / 14

Live event betting, changing odds and wagers.

Stake

Level B

Stake.us Gold Coins / Stake Cash

Stake.us

Category: Product documentation
Claim element: 1J

Zero-value Gold Coins and separate Stake Cash.

Stake

Level A

Stake.us Terms of Service

Stake.us

Category: Terms of use
Claim element: 1J, 1K, 1H

Standard Play, Promotional Play and token deduction from the corresponding balance.