US 12,525,093 B2 — Evidence inventory

Stake.us measured against the Granted United States Patent

Stake.us is a United States sweepstakes platform operated by Sweepsteaks Limited using Gold Coins and Stake Cash. Its relevance is to the zero-value pseudo-currency, dual-mode and ranking limitations. It is presented separately from Stake.com.

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

Rating

Why this correspondence rating was given

Why medium-high?

sweepstakes model with two distinct coin types;
one coin type expressly described as having no monetary value;
accounts, balances and settlement of outcomes;
real-world sporting event markets.

Important unverified elements

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

Supported

✓C1-AOn-line gambling service
✓C1-EProviding gambling credits
✓C1-FUser account
✓C1-GAllocation of credits to a wager
✓C1-ICredit / debit settlement
✓C1-JMinimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currency

Unverified

?C1-BMonitoring real-world eventsNone
?C1-CCalculating oddsNone
?C1-DPublishing events, markets and oddsNone
?C1-HResult determinationNone
?C1-KDefined wagering threshold in a predefined periodNone
?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-B, C1-C, C1-D, C1-H, 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-JKey evidence

Stake.us states that "Gold Coins don't have any real cash value and can't be cashed in for prizes. They are tokens you may use to have a blast while playing our games."

This is an express statement that a wagering currency has no real-world value — the terminology the granted patent uses for the pseudo-currency condition in C1-J and C1-L.

C1-GKey evidence

Play proceeds in either the Gold Coin mode or the Stake Cash mode, with the selected currency determining whether redemption is available.

The granted patent distinguishes operation according to the economic characteristics of the wagering credits; this is a documented two-mode economy within one account.

C1-IKey evidence

Stake.us states that Stake Cash received as a bonus alongside a Gold Coin purchase "would need to play it through at least 3x over before redemption is available".

Documents balance debiting and crediting through play and the conditional economic value of the credited currency, engaging C1-I and C1-J together.

C7Key evidence

Stake.us runs free-to-enter Daily Gold Coin Races in which gameplay activity is ranked on a leaderboard and the prize pool is split by finishing position.

Dependent Claims 7 / 16 and 8 / 17 address ranking of user performance in a predefined period — here a daily period, ranked on zero-value currency play.

Claim 1

Element-by-element position against the mandatory limitations

Element	Granted limitation	Correspondence	Cited records
C1-A	On-line gambling service	Direct	1
C1-B	Monitoring real-world events	None	—
C1-C	Calculating odds	None	—
C1-D	Publishing events, markets and odds	None	—
C1-E	Providing gambling credits	Direct	1
C1-F	User account	Direct	1
C1-G	Allocation of credits to a wager	Direct	1
C1-H	Result determination	None	—
C1-I	Credit / debit settlement	Direct	1
C1-J	Minimal or zero-real-world-value pseudo-currency	Direct	1
C1-K	Defined wagering threshold in a predefined period	None	1
C1-L	Monitoring / detecting the pseudo-currency wagering condition	Verification	—
C1-M	Mode-dependent reduction of event updates	Verification	—
C1-N	Reduced network data transfer	Verification	—
C1-O	Limitation of results delivered	Verification	—

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

Stake.us operates an on-line sweepstakes gaming platform under published terms provided by Sweepsteaks Limited.

Why this matters

Establishes the on-line service over a communications network required by C1-A.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Stake.us Terms

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://stake.us/policies/terms

Status

Direct public 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

Virtual currency

Company public disclosure

Users hold two separate balances: Gold Coins and Stake Cash, each issued under the published sweepstakes framework.

Why this matters

C1-E requires provision of gambling credits held against a credit account.

Public evidence

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

Status

Direct public evidence

Key evidence

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

Play-money currency

Company public disclosure

Stake.us states that "Gold Coins don't have any real cash value and can't be cashed in for prizes. They are tokens you may use to have a blast while playing our games."

Why this matters

This is an express statement that a wagering currency has no real-world value — the terminology the granted patent uses for the pseudo-currency condition in C1-J and C1-L.

Public evidence

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

Status

Direct public evidence

Key evidence

Granted patent element

C1-GAllocation of credits to a wager

Receiving an allocation by the user of gambling credits to a wager placed against a published wagering market.

Category

User mode selection

Company public disclosure

Play proceeds in either the Gold Coin mode or the Stake Cash mode, with the selected currency determining whether redemption is available.

Why this matters

The granted patent distinguishes operation according to the economic characteristics of the wagering credits; this is a documented two-mode economy within one account.

Public evidence

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

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 / debit settlement

Company public disclosure

Stake.us states that Stake Cash received as a bonus alongside a Gold Coin purchase "would need to play it through at least 3x over before redemption is available".

Why this matters

Documents balance debiting and crediting through play and the conditional economic value of the credited currency, engaging C1-I and C1-J together.

Public evidence

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

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

Accounts are subject to identity verification, minimum age and restricted-state rules published in the help centre.

Why this matters

C1-F requires a maintained user credit account; C3 addresses establishment at registration.

Public evidence

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

Status

Direct public evidence

Granted patent element

C4Purchase of credits with real-world funds

Credits in the platform currency may be purchased using real-world funds.

Category

Cash / real-value mode

Company public disclosure

Gold Coin packages may be purchased with real-world funds, with Stake Cash issued alongside; no purchase is necessary to obtain Stake Cash.

Why this matters

Dependent Claims 4 / 13 address purchase of credits with real-world funds while a free route to the redeemable currency subsists.

Public evidence

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

Status

Direct public evidence

Key evidence

Granted patent element

C7Performance rankings in a period

User performance is ranked within a predefined period.

Category

Leaderboards

Company public disclosure

Stake.us runs free-to-enter Daily Gold Coin Races in which gameplay activity is ranked on a leaderboard and the prize pool is split by finishing position.

Why this matters

Dependent Claims 7 / 16 and 8 / 17 address ranking of user performance in a predefined period — here a daily period, ranked on zero-value currency play.

Public evidence

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

Status

Strong functional correspondence

Granted patent element

C5Real-time event and result information

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

Category

Live data

Company public disclosure

Stake.us publishes a provably fair framework under which "customers have the ability to prove and verify that their results are fair and unmanipulated".

Why this matters

Relevant to result delivery and verification (C5 / C1-H), not to update frequency or bandwidth control.

Public evidence

Official product pageSource level 1

Provably fair — overview

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View public disclosure

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

Status

Partial 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

Wagering limits

Company public disclosure

No defined limit on credits wagered by a user in a predefined period was located in the Stake.us published material.

Why this matters

C1-K is a mandatory limitation of Claim 1 and is reported as unestablished regardless of the strength of the currency evidence.

Public evidence

Official termsSource level 1

Stake.us Terms

Stake.us · Verified 23 August 2026

View company terms

https://stake.us/policies/terms

Status

No public evidence identified

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.

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

Unverified

What the public evidence does not establish

Currently unverified granted-patent elements

C1-KDefined wagering threshold in a predefined periodNone
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 Stake.us 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

Daily Gold Coin Race leaderboard mechanics currently rest on a secondary source; a Stake.us help-centre article should replace it.

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