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Combined cashless/cash gaming machine

  • US 5,919,091 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1997
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A gaming machine system for use with a plurality of media for storing a unique identification code associated with each of said media, said gaming machine system comprising:

  • a plurality of gaming machines each having means for reading said unique identification code from said plurality of media and each of said gaming machines having means for storing credit and transactions in association with said unique identification code, said storing means storing a record of transactions occurring at a respective one of said gaming machines;

    a central computer in communication with said plurality of gaming machines for storing a unique identification code and credit and transactions associated with said identification code, said central computer storing a record of transactions for each of said gaming machines;

    an authorizing code associated with said identification code and means, associated with said gaming machine, for inputting said authorizing code; and

    means for authorizing and transferring funds for play of said gaming machines to said gaming machines in response to entry of a proper authorizing code, said authorizing and transferring means comparing credit and records of transactions stored in said gaming machines with credit and records of transactions stored in said central computer to control play of said gaming machines.

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