Apparatus and method for a cashless actuated gaming system

US6896619B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• F. Van Baltz · Las Vegas, US
• Stephanie Maddocks · Las Vegas, US
• Michael H. D'Amico · Mansfield, US
• Alan G. Sheldon · North Las Vegas, US
• Lori McDermeit · Las Vegas, US
• J. Christopher McNamee · Las Vegas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2001
• Grant date: May 24, 2005
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3248
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A gaming machine adapted to print validated tickets for a game player includes a microprocessor for controlling game operation (e.g., slot machine operation) and including a cashout signal input, a network interface coupled to the microprocessor for communicating with a central authority, and a memory in the network interface that stores a pre-loaded ticket validation number received from the central authority. In addition, a ticket printer is coupled to the microprocessor for printing a ticket that includes pending credit indicia and pre-loaded ticket validation indicia in response to a cashout signal on the cashout signal input. After the ticket is printed, the gaming machine obtains a new pre-loaded validation number in preparation for the next ticket printing event.