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

US 12,525,093 B2 — Evidence inventory

Fanatics Sportsbook measured against the Granted United States Patent

Fanatics Sportsbook operates a regulated real-money sportsbook with a documented cross-property FanCash credit programme under which wagering activity accrues credit redeemable as bonus bets or retail store credit.

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

Rating

Why this correspondence rating was given

Why medium-low?

  • real-world sporting events, odds and wagering functionality;
  • credit-based balances and settlement;
  • promotional credit mechanics adjacent to real-value wagering;
  • weaker current public evidence of the broader simulated / non-simulated architecture.

Important unverified elements

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

Supported

  • C1-AOn-line gambling service
  • C1-BMonitoring real-world events
  • C1-EProviding gambling credits
  • C1-FUser account
  • C1-HResult determination
  • C1-ICredit / debit settlement

Unverified

  • ?C1-CCalculating oddsNone
  • ?C1-DPublishing events, markets and oddsNone
  • ?C1-GAllocation of credits to a wagerNone
  • ?C1-JMinimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currencyPartial
  • ?C1-KDefined wagering threshold in a predefined periodPartial
  • ?C1-LMonitoring / detecting the pseudo-currency wagering conditionVerification
  • ?C1-MMode-dependent reduction of event updatesVerification
  • ?C1-NReduced network data transferVerification
  • ?C1-OLimitation of results deliveredVerification

This rating reflects publicly observable functional correspondence to US 12,525,093 B2. It does not establish satisfaction of every limitation of an independent claim. 9 mandatory limitations of Claim 1 remain unestablished: C1-C, C1-D, C1-G, C1-J, C1-K, C1-L, C1-M, C1-N, C1-O.

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. The rating bands and how they are applied are set out on the rating methodology page.

Key disclosures

Public statements closest to the granted claim language

C1-EKey evidence

The FanCash Program Terms set out "how you can earn and use FanCash based on your transactions with Fanatics Sportsbook and Fanatics Casino".

Documents a platform-specific credit unit accrued through wagering and redeemable within a closed economy — relevant to C1-E and to the economic-characteristics distinction underpinning C1-J.

C1-IKey evidence

FanCash is described as the rewards system that can be "redeemed for bonus bets at Fanatics Sportsbook or used as store credit on Fanatics.com".

Establishes credit accrual and redemption mechanics across two economic contexts, one of which converts back into wagering credit — C1-I with C1-E.

Claim 1

Element-by-element position against the mandatory limitations

ElementGranted limitationCorrespondenceCited records
C1-AOn-line gambling serviceDirect1
C1-BMonitoring real-world eventsStrong1
C1-CCalculating oddsNone
C1-DPublishing events, markets and oddsNone
C1-EProviding gambling creditsDirect1
C1-FUser accountDirect1
C1-GAllocation of credits to a wagerNone
C1-HResult determinationStrong1
C1-ICredit / debit settlementDirect1
C1-JMinimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currencyPartial1
C1-KDefined wagering threshold in a predefined periodPartial1
C1-LMonitoring / detecting the pseudo-currency wagering conditionVerification
C1-MMode-dependent reduction of event updatesVerification
C1-NReduced network data transferVerification
C1-OLimitation of results deliveredVerification

Evidence records

Each disclosure, its cited source and why it matters

Granted patent element

C1-AOn-line gambling service

Providing a computer-implemented on-line gambling service accessible to a plurality of users over a communications network.

Category

Real-world events

Company public disclosure

Fanatics Sportsbook publishes state-specific Terms of Service governing account use and wagering across regulated states.

Why this matters

Establishes the on-line service and wagering framework under C1-A.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Illinois)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 26 January 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/il/terms-of-service

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (New York)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 21 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/ny/terms-of-service

Status

Direct public evidence

Granted patent element

C1-BMonitoring real-world events

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

Category

Sports markets

Company public disclosure

Wagering is offered on real-world sporting events under the published state terms.

Why this matters

C1-B requires monitoring of real-world sporting events on which wagering is offered.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Massachusetts)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 19 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/ma/terms-of-service/

Status

Strong functional correspondence

Key evidence

Granted patent element

C1-EProviding gambling credits

Providing gambling credits to a user, the credits being held in association with a credit account of that user.

Category

Promotional currency

Company public disclosure

The FanCash Program Terms set out "how you can earn and use FanCash based on your transactions with Fanatics Sportsbook and Fanatics Casino".

Why this matters

Documents a platform-specific credit unit accrued through wagering and redeemable within a closed economy — relevant to C1-E and to the economic-characteristics distinction underpinning C1-J.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

FanCash Program Terms

Fanatics Sportsbook (FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC) · Published / updated Effective 1 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/tn/fancash-program-terms/

Status

Direct public evidence

Key evidence

Granted patent element

C1-ICredit / debit settlement

Crediting or debiting the user's credit account in accordance with the determined outcome of the wager.

Category

Credit balances

Company public disclosure

FanCash is described as the rewards system that can be "redeemed for bonus bets at Fanatics Sportsbook or used as store credit on Fanatics.com".

Why this matters

Establishes credit accrual and redemption mechanics across two economic contexts, one of which converts back into wagering credit — C1-I with C1-E.

Public evidence

Official product pageSource level 1

How to use FanCash

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://betfanatics.com/blog/how-to-use-fancash

Financial pressSource level 3

How does Fanatics Sportsbook FanCash work?

Action Network · Published / updated 27 March 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View published report

https://www.actionnetwork.com/education/how-does-fanatics-sportsbook-fancash-work

Status

Direct public evidence

Granted patent element

C1-FUser account

Maintaining a user credit account against which gambling credits are held and adjusted.

Category

User accounts

Company public disclosure

A registered, verified account is required under the state-specific Terms of Service.

Why this matters

C1-F requires a maintained credit account.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Louisiana)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 24 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/la/terms-of-service

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Ohio)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 24 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/oh/terms-of-service

Status

Direct public evidence

Granted patent element

C1-HResult determination

Determining the result of the real-world event and the corresponding outcome of the user's wager.

Category

Event results

Company public disclosure

Wagers are settled on the outcome of the underlying event under the published terms.

Why this matters

C1-H requires determination of the result and the wager outcome.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Illinois)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 26 January 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/il/terms-of-service

Status

Strong functional correspondence

Granted patent element

C1-KDefined wagering threshold in a predefined period

Limiting the gambling credits able to be wagered by the user during a predefined period to a defined threshold.

Category

Responsible gaming limits

Company public disclosure

Fanatics publishes responsible gaming resources including "custom account limits, timeouts, self-exclusion, and closing your account".

Why this matters

C1-K requires a defined threshold on credits wagered in a predefined period; custom account limits are related but user-elected and not described in period-threshold terms.

Public evidence

Official product pageSource level 1

Responsible gaming (Virginia)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/va/responsible-gaming

Official product pageSource level 1

Responsible gaming hub

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/responsible-gaming/

Status

Partial correspondence

Granted patent element

C1-JMinimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currency

Wagering conducted using a pseudo-currency having minimal or zero real-world value, as distinct from real-value credits.

Category

Promotional currency

Company public disclosure

FanCash is a promotional credit, not a wagering currency described as having no real-world value; it converts to bonus bets or retail credit.

Why this matters

C1-J concerns a wagering pseudo-currency with minimal or zero real-world value. FanCash has real-world purchasing power in the Fanatics retail context and is therefore not treated as corresponding.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

FanCash Program Terms

Fanatics Sportsbook (FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC) · Published / updated Effective 1 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/tn/fancash-program-terms/

Status

Partial correspondence

Public sources

Official public disclosure register

Every public source relied upon for this entity, organised by feature. Each link opens the underlying disclosure in a new tab for independent review.

Credit balances

2 public sources

Official product pageSource level 1

How to use FanCash

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://betfanatics.com/blog/how-to-use-fancash

Financial pressSource level 3

How does Fanatics Sportsbook FanCash work?

Action Network · Published / updated 27 March 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View published report

https://www.actionnetwork.com/education/how-does-fanatics-sportsbook-fancash-work

Event results

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Illinois)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 26 January 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/il/terms-of-service

Promotional currency

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

FanCash Program Terms

Fanatics Sportsbook (FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC) · Published / updated Effective 1 October 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/tn/fancash-program-terms/

Real-world events

2 public sources

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Illinois)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 26 January 2026 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/il/terms-of-service

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (New York)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 21 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/ny/terms-of-service

Responsible gaming limits

2 public sources

Official product pageSource level 1

Responsible gaming (Virginia)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/va/responsible-gaming

Official product pageSource level 1

Responsible gaming hub

Fanatics Sportsbook · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/responsible-gaming/

Sports markets

1 public source

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Massachusetts)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 19 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/ma/terms-of-service/

User accounts

2 public sources

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Louisiana)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 24 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/la/terms-of-service

Official termsSource level 1

Terms of Service (Ohio)

Fanatics Sportsbook · Published / updated 24 March 2025 · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://sportsbook.fanatics.com/legal/oh/terms-of-service

Unverified

What the public evidence does not establish

Currently unverified granted-patent elements

  • C1-JMinimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currencyPartial
  • C1-LMonitoring / detecting the pseudo-currency wagering conditionVerification
  • C1-MMode-dependent reduction of event updatesVerification
  • C1-NReduced network data transferVerification
  • C1-OLimitation of results deliveredVerification

These limitations are not established by the public material reviewed. Nothing here states that the company cannot perform these functions — only that equivalent implementation has not been established from the public evidence reviewed.

What the Granted United States Patent expressly adds — US 12,525,093 B2

The following limitations are expressly claimed in the granted patent. They are set against what Fanatics Sportsbook publicly shows. Equivalent implementation has not been established from the public evidence reviewed.

  • A defined wagering threshold constraining credits wagered in a predefined period (C1-K).
  • Server-side detection of the minimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currency wagering condition (C1-L).
  • Mode-responsive reduction in the frequency and amount of real-world event updates (C1-M).
  • A consequent reduction in data transferred to that user across the communications network (C1-N).
  • Limitation of the results and related event data delivered while that condition subsists (C1-O).

Research gaps

Work requiring material beyond the public record

Stated openly rather than filled by inference

  • No public parlay, live-betting or data-feed documentation captured at Level 1; state Terms of Service were the principal primary material located.

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