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Secured gaming table device

US8157655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2008
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3241
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A secured gaming table device that uses TITO and RFID to use and exchange vouchers, winnings from slot machines, promotions, and coupons; provide cashless payout from a gaming table; provide transaction receipts; link gaming tables; and connect and use systems in use, such as the TITO System and Player Tracking System, for credit transfer to and from game vouchers, player tracking cards, promotional coupons, cash, RFID chips, and non-RFID chips, among others, thereby expanding the use of credit transfer to include gaming tables. The secured gaming table device includes a gaming printer, barcode reader or scanner, bill validator, interface, and keypad, among others; and connects to host systems for the issuance and redemption of vouchers and/or promotional coupons at a gaming table.

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