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Cashless method for a gaming system

  • US 6,547,664 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2001
  • Issued: 04/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cashless method for a plurality of gaming machines comprising:

  • receiving a player PIN number at a first gaming machine in said plurality of gaming machines, the player PIN number input by a player into the first gaming machine, receiving a cash-out signal corresponding to a value in the first gaming machine, printing, at the first gaming machine, coded information at least including the value from the cash-out signal and the received player PIN number on a ticket, delivering the printed ticket from the first gaming machine to the player, receiving the printed ticket when inserted by the player at a second gaming machine in said plurality of gaming machines, receiving the player PIN number at the second gaming machine from the player, the player PIN number input by the player into the second gaming machine, reading at the second gaming machine the coded information from the received ticket, issuing a cash-in signal corresponding to the value from the read coded information to the second gaming machine when the player PIN number received by the second gaming machine matches the player PIN number in the read coded information so that the player can play the second gaming machine, holding the received ticket at the second gaming machine when the player PIN number does not match the read coded information.

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