Player tracking assembly for complete patron tracking for both gaming and non-gaming casino activity
US7311605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3239
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A player tracking system for tracking customer activity for a casino establishment having gaming sections and non-gaming sections. The player tracking system includes a plurality of player tracking cards for distribution to respective participating customers that incorporate respective customer accounts associated with respective customer IDs. The system further includes a plurality of gaming activity player tracking units positioned in the gaming section of the casino establishment proximate the gaming activity which cooperates with the player tracking cards to monitor the gaming activity data of the respective customer, and a plurality of non-gaming activity player tracking units positioned in the non-gaming section of the casino establishment proximate the non-gaming activity which cooperates with the player tracking cards to monitor the non-gaming activity data of the respective customer. A computer system includes a database of the respective customer accounts associated with respective customer Ids, and each gaming activity player tracking unit and each non-gaming activity player tracking unit coupled to the computer system to process the respective gaming activity data and n…
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