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Method and apparatus for encoding vouchers in a casino gaming system

  • US 6,935,953 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2003
  • Issued: 08/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in a casino gaming system, the casino gaming system comprising a plurality of casino gaming machines operatively coupled to a host computer via a network, wherein each of the plurality of casino gaming machines has associated therewith a respective unique machine identification number, the method comprising:

  • determining a sequence number associated with a voucher number to be generated, wherein the sequence number is different from sequence numbers associated with voucher numbers previously generated;

    combining, using a casino gaming machine, the machine identification number associated with the casino gaming machine with the sequence number to form a combined number;

    performing a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) operation on at least a portion of the combined number, using the casino gaming machine, to generate at least one CRC result;

    generating a voucher number based on the at least one CRC result and not based on the at least the portion of the combined number using the casino gaming machine; and

    writing the voucher number generated based on the at least one CRC result to a machine readable medium.

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