System and method for integrated player tracking and cash-access
US8696463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F19/203
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention allows for fund access and management wherein gaming machines, such as slot machines, receive playable credits directly from a patron's banking or credit card account. Another aspect of the present invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing the players to provide a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in the casino. In return, the casino issues gaming or bonus points to the players for allowing their transactions to be tracked. Yet another aspect of the present invention consolidates the players' financial account information into a single casino database. Players can subsequently credit or debit cash from the players' financial accounts using any associated customer identification cards or otherwise receive such credits in other forms that permit negotiations, including quasi-cash documents.
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