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Attrition of affinity points

  • US 20060242021A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2006
  • Published: 10/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of processing customer affinity-point accounts to promote attrition thereof, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) issuing affinity points to customers as premiums for other activities or for purchases;

    (b) maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points; and

    (c) enabling a customer having a respective account of accrued affinity points to engage in wagering at a gaming console with gaming credits in the form of affinity points from the respective account and automatically in response to the wagering, crediting winnings in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, debiting losses in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, and displaying additions to, subtractions from and current balances of affinity points in the account on the console.

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