Gaming device having an electronic funds transfer system
First Claim
1. A gaming device configured to operate to request and receive funds electronically, said gaming device comprising:
- a game processor configured to operate to receive a wager from a player to initiate a wagering game;
an EFT controller configured to operate to process an electronic fund transfer request by the player, the EFT controller configured to operate without direct communication between the game processor and the EFT controller;
a card reader configured to operate with the EFT controller;
a payment device configured to operate with the game processor to provide a monetary amount to a player after;
(i) a card of the player is read by the card reader,(ii) the EFT controller receives an approval for the electronic fund transfer request from a remote fund repository via a banking network and without said approval being communicated from the EFT controller to the game processor,(iii) the EFT controller sends data indicative of the approval to a gaming establishment network external to the gaming device, and(iv) the game processor receives the data indicative of the approval from the gaming establishment network; and
a housing that supports the EFT controller, the game processor, the card reader, and the payment device.
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Abstract
A system, method and gaming device having a card reader and a receipt printer are provided. One processor of the gaming device communicates with a receipt printer and plays a game program. Another processor operates as part of an electronic funds transfer control unit that communicates with a card reader, keypad and display for prompting the player to enter fund transfer card information. The control unit sends out fund requests over a wide area network to a remote fund repository. If the repository approves of a fund request, the approval travels back to the ticket validation system, which instructs the gaming device to: (i) issue a direct transfer of funds via the credit meter, a hopper or a lottery and (ii) issue a receipt for the transfer to the player.
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27 Claims
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1. A gaming device configured to operate to request and receive funds electronically, said gaming device comprising:
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a game processor configured to operate to receive a wager from a player to initiate a wagering game; an EFT controller configured to operate to process an electronic fund transfer request by the player, the EFT controller configured to operate without direct communication between the game processor and the EFT controller; a card reader configured to operate with the EFT controller; a payment device configured to operate with the game processor to provide a monetary amount to a player after; (i) a card of the player is read by the card reader, (ii) the EFT controller receives an approval for the electronic fund transfer request from a remote fund repository via a banking network and without said approval being communicated from the EFT controller to the game processor, (iii) the EFT controller sends data indicative of the approval to a gaming establishment network external to the gaming device, and (iv) the game processor receives the data indicative of the approval from the gaming establishment network; and a housing that supports the EFT controller, the game processor, the card reader, and the payment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gaming device configured to operate to transfer funds electronically for use by a player, said gaming device comprising:
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a housing; a first processor supported by the housing and configured to operate to; (a) receive an electronic fund transfer request from the player, the request including at least an account number and a requested amount of money, (b) send the request to a remote fund repository that generates a response to the request, said response to the request indicative of whether the remote fund repository approved the request, (c) receive the response to the request, and (d) cause data indicative of the response to be sent to a gaming establishment network external to the gaming device; a ticket printer supported by the housing; and a second processor supported by the housing and configured to cause the ticket printer to print a ticket indicative of the requested amount in response to receiving a signal from the gaming establishment network if the response to the request is indicative that the remote fund repository approved the request, the second processor thus configured to operate without direct communication between the first processor and the second processor and without said response to the request being communicated from the first processor to the second processor. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for transferring funds electronically to a gaming device for use by a player, said system comprising:
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a gaming device having a EFT control unit and a game processor; a first network configured to operate to access a remote fund repository, the remote fund repository configured to receive an electronic fund transfer request from the EFT control unit of the gaming device and to provide, to the EFT control unit, a response to the electronic fund transfer request; and a second network external to the gaming device, the second network configured to communicate with the EFT control unit and the game processor to; (i) receive first data indicative of the response from the EFT control unit, and (ii) if the response includes an approval, send second data indicative of a monetary amount to credit the player to the game processor, such that the gaming device is configured to operate via the second network without direct communication between the EFT control unit and the game processor and without said response being communicated from the EFT control unit to the game processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of providing a monetary amount for use at a gaming device in a gaming establishment, said method comprising:
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transmitting, from a first processor of the gaming device, a fund request amount to a remote fund repository; receiving, at a second processor of the gaming device, a response originating from the remote fund repository, said response sent; (i) from the remote fund repository to the first processor, (ii) from the first processor to an external network of the gaming establishment, and (iii) from the external network to the second processor and without said response being communicated from the first processor to the second processor, the response indicating whether the remote fund repository approved the request; providing the amount for use at the gaming device if the response indicates that the remote fund repository approved the request; and informing the gaming establishment of the amount provided for use at the gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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