Virtual players card
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1. A device comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
responsive to a wireless receipt, from a mobile device, of data associated with a mobile player tracking card associated with a player tracking account being virtually inserted;
block data communicated from a card reader of a gaming machine to a component of a player tracking system, the blocked data being associated with an indication that no physical player tracking card is inserted into the card reader of the gaming machine, andsend data to the component of the player tracking system which results in the component of the player tracking system interfacing with a processor of the gaming machine to cause an association of a gaming session with the player tracking account, andresponsive to an activity reporting event occurring prior to the mobile player tracking card being virtually removed, interface with the component of the player tracking system to report data associated with the gaming session.
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Abstract
A gaming machine including a secondary processor coupled to a player tracking system for tracking game play of a patron using a virtual player loyalty card is described. A virtual player loyalty card can be created by associating an existing physical player loyalty card with a newly created mobile loyalty card account. The mobile card can be virtually inserted into an electronic gaming machine when a portable electronic device with an associated mobile application is in the vicinity of an electronic gaming machine. Once the mobile card is virtually inserted into the gaming machine, the patron'"'"'s game play at the gaming machine can be tracked.
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1. A device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; responsive to a wireless receipt, from a mobile device, of data associated with a mobile player tracking card associated with a player tracking account being virtually inserted; block data communicated from a card reader of a gaming machine to a component of a player tracking system, the blocked data being associated with an indication that no physical player tracking card is inserted into the card reader of the gaming machine, and send data to the component of the player tracking system which results in the component of the player tracking system interfacing with a processor of the gaming machine to cause an association of a gaming session with the player tracking account, and responsive to an activity reporting event occurring prior to the mobile player tracking card being virtually removed, interface with the component of the player tracking system to report data associated with the gaming session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating a device, said method comprising:
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responsive to wirelessly receiving, from a mobile device, data associated with a mobile player tracking card associated with a player tracking account being virtually inserted; blocking data communicated from a card reader of a gaming machine to a component of a player tracking system, the blocked data being associated with an indication that no physical player tracking card is inserted into the card reader of the gaming machine, and sending data to the component of the player tracking system which results in the component of the player tracking system interfacing with a processor of the gaming machine to cause an association of a gaming session with the player tracking account, and responsive to an activity reporting event occurring prior to the mobile player tracking card being virtually removed, causing a processor to interface with the component of the player tracking system to report data associated with the gaming session. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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