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Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer

  • US 20030104862A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2002
  • Published: 06/05/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer comprising:

  • associating each gaming device with a card reader;

    issuing a card to a gaming device player;

    creating a player account accessible by the host computer;

    associating the card with the player account;

    applying a predetermined credit to the player'"'"'s account;

    debiting the account responsive to insertion of the card into one of the card readers; and

    crediting the gaming device associated with said one card reader with the amount debited from the account.

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