Gaming system and method for automatically transferring funds to a mobile device
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;
responsive to a wager being placed, via the at least one input device, in association with a play of a game;
deduct the placed wager from a credit balance,determine a game outcome,cause the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome,determine any award associated with the determined game outcome,cause the at least one display device to display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, andmodify the credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, andresponsive to an interruption event occurring independent of any player input to cause a modification of the credit balance and upon an occurrence of a prefailure condition of a mobile device, automatically;
cause a wireless transmission of data to the mobile device, said data associated with an amount of funds to transfer to a cashless wagering account accessed via a mobile device application of the mobile device, andmodify the credit balance based on the transferred amount of funds.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for facilitating an automatic transfer of funds to and from an electronic gaming machine via a mobile device.
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; responsive to a wager being placed, via the at least one input device, in association with a play of a game; deduct the placed wager from a credit balance, determine a game outcome, cause the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome, determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, cause the at least one display device to display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and modify the credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and responsive to an interruption event occurring independent of any player input to cause a modification of the credit balance and upon an occurrence of a prefailure condition of a mobile device, automatically; cause a wireless transmission of data to the mobile device, said data associated with an amount of funds to transfer to a cashless wagering account accessed via a mobile device application of the mobile device, and modify the credit balance based on the transferred amount of funds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; responsive to a wager being placed, via the at least one input device, in association with a play of a game; deduct the placed wager from a credit balance, determine a game outcome, cause the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome, determine any award associated with the determined game outcome, cause the at least one display device to display any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, and modify the credit balance based on any determined award associated with the determined game outcome, responsive to a first interruption event occurring independent of any player input to cause a modification of the credit balance and upon an occurrence of a prefailure condition of a mobile device, automatically; cause a wireless transmission of data to the mobile device, said data associated with an amount of funds to transfer to a cashless wagering account accessed via a mobile device application of the mobile device, and modify the credit balance based on the transferred amount of funds, responsive to a second interruption event occurring independent of any player input to cause a modification of the credit balance and after an occurrence of a mobile device failure condition wherein the mobile device is unable to receive any wireless transmissions of data associated with the electronic gaming machine, automatically; cause a wireless transmission of data to a remote host, said data associated with an amount of funds to transfer, and modify the credit balance based on the transferred amount of funds. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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