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Cashless gaming system: apparatus and method

US6896616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2003
Grant dateMay 24, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2023

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  • 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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