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Gaming machine system operable with general purpose charge cards

  • US 6,019,283 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1996
  • Issued: 02/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of using a general purpose charge card to obtain and use playing credit for games of chance played on a first gaming machine at a first location which is remote from and is different from a financial institution which maintains an account for said general purpose charge card and bills the person to whom said charge card is issued, comprising the steps of:

  • causing information from said general purpose charge card to be received by said first gaming machine;

    requesting a playing credit through said first gaming machine based on said charge card;

    determining whether to grant the requested playing credit and, in case of a determination to grant, transmitting a credit approval to said first gaming machine;

    conditioning said first gaming machine in response to said credit approval to permit plays thereon using said playing credit as payment for the plays;

    maintaining a net playing credit which accounts for said credit approval and for plays on said first gaming machine; and

    selectively causing said first gaming machine to transmit information respecting said net playing credit to a processing facility for use in maintaining said account for said general purpose charge card.

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