Cashless transaction clearinghouse
First Claim
1. A cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse for facilitating the use of cashless instruments across separate gaming properties, each of which generates and validates cashless instruments, the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse comprising:
- a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with each of the separate gaming properties; and
a processor configured or designed to (i) receive cashless instrument validation requests via the network interface from a first property for a cashless instrument presented at the first property where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property (ii) send information, via the network, to the second property requesting the second property to approve or reject the cashless instrument validation request, iii) validate a promotion stored on the cashless instrument.
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Abstract
A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse includes a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with a number of gaming properties and a processor configured to enable the validation of cashless instruments at a gaming property different from where the cashless instrument was generated. Methods are provided at the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse and at the gaming properties that enable cashless instrument transactions across multiple gaming properties including multi-site promotions. In addition, methods are provided at the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse that allow 1) a transfer of resources from an account at a first gaming property to an account or device at a second gaming property, 2) account information access, 3) generation of cashless transaction threads comprising a plurality of related cashless transaction, 4) awards and services based upon properties of a cashless transaction thread and 5) local resource accounts maintained at the clearinghouse.
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49 Claims
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1. A cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse for facilitating the use of cashless instruments across separate gaming properties, each of which generates and validates cashless instruments, the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse comprising:
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a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with each of the separate gaming properties; and
a processor configured or designed to (i) receive cashless instrument validation requests via the network interface from a first property for a cashless instrument presented at the first property where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property (ii) send information, via the network, to the second property requesting the second property to approve or reject the cashless instrument validation request, iii) validate a promotion stored on the cashless instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, 43, 48, 49)
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25. A cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse for facilitating the use of cashless instruments across separate gaming properties, each of which generates and validates cashless instruments, the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse comprising:
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a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with each of the separate gaming properties; and
a processor configured or designed to (i) receive cashless instrument validation requests via the network interface from a first property for a cashless instrument presented at the first property where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property (ii) send information, via the network, to the second property requesting the second property to approve or reject the cashless instrument validation request, iii) transfer an instrument resource stored on a cashless instrument to an user account accessible to a game player. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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44. A method of validating a cashless instrument storing a promotion at a first property using a cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property, the method comprising,
receiving a first transaction validation request containing transaction information from the first property wherein the first transaction validation request requests validation of the cashless instrument storing the promotion; -
sending a second transaction validation request to the second property;
receiving a first transaction validation reply from the second property; and
sending a second transaction validation reply to the first property wherein the second transaction validation reply contains transaction information indicating the validation of cashless instrument storing the promotion has been approved or has been rejected. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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