Processing a Marker Transaction at a Gaming Establishment
First Claim
1. A computer system-implemented method for performing marker transactions at a gaming establishment, the method comprising:
- (a) the computer system receiving a request, from a customer, for a marker and for funds corresponding to the marker;
(b) the computer system determining to grant the request by issuing the marker to the customer, wherein the gaming establishment assumes no risk when issuing the marker to the customer;
(c) the computer system updating a marker account database in the computer system based on the marker issued to the customer;
(d) the computer system providing, to the customer, one or more non-cash gaming instruments as the requested funds, wherein;
the one or more non-cash gaming instruments have no intrinsic value; and
the gaming establishment assumes no risk when providing the one or more non-cash gaming instruments to the customer; and
(e) the computer system enabling the customer to gamble at the gaming establishment using the one or more non-cash gaming instruments.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and method for processing a marker transaction by a customer of a gaming establishment via a kiosk. The customer has a marker account prior to initiating the marker transaction at the kiosk. The kiosk is adapted to communicate with (i) a marker account system to process the transaction and (ii) a gaming media system for marker payouts in the form a gaming media, such as gaming scrips. By providing the customer with gaming scrips having no intrinsic value, the gaming establishment at most assumes a deferred risk and possibly little or no risk at all for having issued the marker to the customer.
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1. A computer system-implemented method for performing marker transactions at a gaming establishment, the method comprising:
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(a) the computer system receiving a request, from a customer, for a marker and for funds corresponding to the marker; (b) the computer system determining to grant the request by issuing the marker to the customer, wherein the gaming establishment assumes no risk when issuing the marker to the customer; (c) the computer system updating a marker account database in the computer system based on the marker issued to the customer; (d) the computer system providing, to the customer, one or more non-cash gaming instruments as the requested funds, wherein; the one or more non-cash gaming instruments have no intrinsic value; and the gaming establishment assumes no risk when providing the one or more non-cash gaming instruments to the customer; and (e) the computer system enabling the customer to gamble at the gaming establishment using the one or more non-cash gaming instruments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having encoded thereon program code, wherein, when the program code is executed by a computer system, the computer system implements a method for performing marker transactions at a gaming establishment, the method comprising:
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(a) the computer system receiving a request, from a customer, for a marker and for funds corresponding to the marker; (b) the computer system determining to grant the request by issuing the marker to the customer, wherein the gaming establishment assumes no risk when issuing the marker to the customer; (c) the computer system updating a marker account database in the computer system based on the marker issued to the customer; (d) the computer system providing, to the customer, one or more non-cash gaming instruments as the requested funds, wherein; the one or more non-cash gaming instruments have no intrinsic value; and the gaming establishment assumes no risk when providing the one or more non-cash gaming instruments to the customer; and (e) the computer system enabling the customer to gamble at the gaming establishment using the one or more non-cash gaming instruments.
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13. A computer system for performing marker transactions at a gaming establishment, the computer system comprising:
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a marker account database configured to store information about one or more customers and one or more corresponding markers; and a marker account system configured to maintain the marker account database, wherein; (a) the computer system is configured to receive a request, from a customer, for a marker and for funds corresponding to the marker; (b) the computer system is configured to determine to grant the request by issuing the marker to the customer, wherein the gaming establishment assumes no risk when issuing the marker to the customer; (c) the computer system is configured to update a marker account database in the computer system based on the marker issued to the customer; (d) the computer system is configured to provide, to the customer, one or more non-cash gaming instruments as the requested funds, wherein; the one or more non-cash gaming instruments have no intrinsic value; and the gaming establishment assumes no risk when providing the one or more non-cash gaming instruments to the customer; and (e) the computer system is configured to enable the customer to gamble at the gaming establishment using the one or more non-cash gaming instruments. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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