Method for cashless gaming
First Claim
1. A gaming system method using a wireless communication device, including the steps of:
- providing call data identifying a gaming system player;
initiating a call from the wireless communication device through a telephone cell network to a financial center;
requesting a cash transfer, based on said call data, credited to said wireless communication device, and receiving said cash transfer of a predetermined cash balance;
communicating, using said wireless communication device, with a casino to transfer a portion of the predetermined cash balance from the wireless communication device to the credit of a particular gaming machine; and
playing the particular gaming machine using the portion of cash balance so transferred.
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Abstract
A gaming system method uses typically a wireless communication device, and includes the following steps: Call data is provided identifying a gaming system player. This would normally be a typical identifying number plus a PIN number. A call is initiated from the wireless communication device (such as a cell phone) through a telephone call network to a financial center, requesting a cash transfer. Based on the call data, the transfer is credited to the wireless communication device or to a casino, to the credit of the player. Upon receiving of the predetermined balance of the cash transfer, one may communicate, using the wireless communication device, to transfer a portion or all of the predetermined cash balance from the wireless communication device or casino to the credit of a particular gaming machine, thus enabling the gaming machine for play just as if physical cash has been provided to it.
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21 Claims
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1. A gaming system method using a wireless communication device, including the steps of:
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providing call data identifying a gaming system player;
initiating a call from the wireless communication device through a telephone cell network to a financial center;
requesting a cash transfer, based on said call data, credited to said wireless communication device, and receiving said cash transfer of a predetermined cash balance;
communicating, using said wireless communication device, with a casino to transfer a portion of the predetermined cash balance from the wireless communication device to the credit of a particular gaming machine; and
playing the particular gaming machine using the portion of cash balance so transferred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19)
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9. A gaming system method using a wireless communication device, including the steps of:
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providing call data identifying a gaming system player;
initiating a call from the wireless communication device through a telephone cell network to a financial center;
requesting a cash transfer, based on said call data and using said wireless communication device, credited to a casino on behalf of the gaming system player, to provide a predetermined cash balance;
communicating, using said wireless communication device, with the casino to allocate at least a portion of the predetermined cash balance to a particular gaming machine; and
playing the particular gaming machine using the portion of cash balance so transferred. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. A gaming system method using a communication device including the steps of:
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providing call data identifying a gaming system player;
initiating a call from the communication device through a telephone network to a financial center;
requesting a cash transfer, based on said call data, credited to a casino on behalf of the gaming system player, or to the communication device, to provide a predetermined cash balance;
communicating, using said communication device, with the casino to allocate at least a portion of the predetermined cash balance to a particular gaming machine; and
playing the particular gaming machine using a portion of cash balance so transferred. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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