Ticket redemption using encrypted biometric data
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1. A method of providing a portable gaming instrument for use with gaming machines, the method comprising:
- assigning a value to the portable gaming instrument;
obtaining biometric data for a person that has interacted with a gaming machine;
encrypting the biometric data representative to produce encrypted biometric data; and
storing the value and the encrypted biometric data on the portable gaming instrument.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods that improve the redemption integrity of portable gaming instruments such as tickets and magnetic cards. The systems and methods encrypt biometric data for a recipient of a portable gaming instrument and store the encrypted biometric data on the portable gaming instrument. When a person tries to redeem value on the portable gaming instrument, a comparison is made between: a) biometric data for the person trying to redeem the value, and b) the biometric data encrypted and stored on the portable gaming instrument.
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1. A method of providing a portable gaming instrument for use with gaming machines, the method comprising:
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assigning a value to the portable gaming instrument;
obtaining biometric data for a person that has interacted with a gaming machine;
encrypting the biometric data representative to produce encrypted biometric data; and
storing the value and the encrypted biometric data on the portable gaming instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 34)
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14. A method of redeeming value on a portable gaming instrument, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to redeem the value on the portable gaming instrument;
decrypting encrypted biometric data stored on the portable gaming instrument, wherein the encrypted biometric data includes biometric data used to produce the encrypted biometric data and identifies a person who received the portable gaming instrument;
obtaining biometric data for a person trying to redeem the value on the portable gaming instrument;
comparing a) the biometric data for the person trying to redeem the value on the portable gaming instrument with b) the biometric data obtained from the portable gaming instrument; and
awarding the value on the portable gaming instrument to the person trying to redeem the value on the portable gaming instrument when the biometric data for the person trying to redeem the value on the portable gaming instrument matches the biometric data that was encrypted and stored on the portable gaming instrument. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gaming machine comprising:
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an external cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine;
a display device adapted to display game play information, the display device being located within or about the external cabinet;
a biometric reader located within or about the external cabinet and configured to read biometric information from a person;
a portable gaming instrument reader, located within or about the external cabinet, configured to read encrypted biometric data stored on a portable gaming instrument, wherein the encrypted biometric data includes biometric data used to produce the encrypted biometric data and identifies a person who received the portable gaming instrument; and
a gaming machine controller designed or configured to i) provide a game play sequence comprising a presentation of one or more games of chance on the gaming machine, ii) decrypt the encrypted biometric data stored on a portable gaming instrument, iii) compare a) the biometric data for the person with b) the biometric data obtained from the portable gaming instrument, and iv) award the value on the portable gaming instrument to the person when the biometric information for the person matches the biometric information that was encrypted and stored on the portable gaming instrument. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35)
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36. A gaming system for providing portable gaming instruments, said gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of portable gaming instruments, each portable gaming instrument including encrypted biometric data that identifies a person that received the portable gaming instrument;
a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a biometric reader located within or about the external cabinet and configured to read biometric information from a person, a portable gaming instrument reader configured to read the encrypted biometric data stored on a portable gaming instrument, a network interface that permits communication across a network; and
a server including a network interface that permits communication across the network and configured to distribute a private key to each of the gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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