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REUSABLE CASHLESS INSTRUMENTS FOR GAMING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS

  • US 20080026823A1
  • Filed: 07/10/2006
  • Published: 01/31/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A gaming system adapted for accepting wagers, playing games based on the wagers and granting payouts based on the results of the games, comprising:

  • a plurality of reusable cashless instruments, each having a unique validation code designated thereon, an associated monetary value and no monetary designation printed, stored or encoded thereon;

    a server configured to compare the unique validation codes of each of said reusable cashless instruments with a plurality of stored validation codes to determine a monetary value associated with one or more of said reusable cashless instruments;

    a database in communication with said server and adapted to store said plurality of validation codes and associated account information for said plurality of reusable cashless instruments, wherein said associated account information includes said associated monetary value for each of said reusable cashless instruments; and

    a plurality of gaming machines adapted to accept wagers, play games and grant payouts based on the results of the games, wherein each of said plurality of gaming machines includesa plurality of input and output devices adapted to accept wagers, play games and grant payouts based on the results of the games,a master gaming controller in communication with one or more of said plurality of input and output devices, said master gaming controller adapted to control one or more aspects of said games,at least one reusable cashless instrument issuing device in communication with at least one of said server and said master gaming controller, said at least one reusable cashless instrument issuing device configured to issue one or more of said reusable cashless instruments,at least one reusable cashless instrument reading device in communication with at least one of said server and said master gaming controller, said at least one reusable cashless instrument reading device configured to read one or more of said reusable cashless instruments, andat least one storage mechanism adapted to store one or more of said plurality of reusable cashless gaming instruments, wherein said gaming machine is adapted to accept a first reusable cashless instrument having a first associated monetary value, provide a gaming credit corresponding to said first associated monetary value on said gaming machine, and issue said first reusable cashless instrument with a second different associated monetary value.

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