Cashless gaming system: apparatus and method
US6896616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3281
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for cashless gaming wherein a player can select one of a plurality of operating characteristics or game in accordance with player data stored in a memory, and be notified a relative ranking during gaming. In this method player data relating to an attribute or a game of one gaming machine is stored in a memory ; the player data from the memory can be downloaded to the gaming machine; the gaming machine is calibrated to provide the operating characteristic or game in accordance with the downloaded player data; the player then plays the calibrated gaming machine; and the gaming machine can display an update of the progress of play of the player, including relative ranking of the player.
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