Total money management system
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1. A money management system, comprising:
- a plurality of bill validators, wherein each of the plurality of bill validators is configured to receive a first type of non-gaming currency from a patron of a casino and generate a cash-in value for the first type of non-gaming currency, wherein the cash-in value is to be exchanged by an operator for an equal chip-out value of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled gaming currency to be provided to the patron;
a plurality of gaming tables, wherein each of the plurality of gaming tables includes an inventory of the RFID enabled gaming currency and an RFID antenna and reader, the RFID antenna and reader being configured to read a first set of identification information and value information for one or more of the RFID enabled gaming currency to be removed by the operator from the inventory, the one or more of the RFID enabled gaming currency corresponding to a chip-out value equal to the cash-in value, the RFID antenna and reader generating the chip-out value; and
an inventory system coupled to each of the plurality of bill validators and each of the plurality of gaming tables including the RFID antenna and reader, the inventory system configured to;
monitor and track a currency inventory of the casino;
receive the cash-in value, the chip-out value, and the first set of identification information and value information;
verify that the cash-in value matches the chip-out value;
authorize acceptance of the first type of non-gaming currency within each of the plurality of bill validators;
authorize payment of the one or more RFID enabled gaming currency to the patron; and
account for all of the currency inventory flowing throughout the casino based on the first set of identification information and value information, wherein the currency inventory includes the inventory and a second type of non-gaming currency exchanged with the casino, wherein the second type of non-gaming currency is different from the first type of non-gaming currency.
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Abstract
A total money management system for integrating numerous stand-alone components designed to validate, track and secure gaming currency from the table to back-of-house is provided. Utilizing RFID enabled casino currency, an RFID chip tray, a bill validator, RFID readers and antennas, inventory system and chip authentication network, the total money management system of the present disclosure provides casinos with a cash and chip tracking and reporting tool that will improve table performance and streamline the numerous at-table and back-of-house manual money management processes and procedures.
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1. A money management system, comprising:
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a plurality of bill validators, wherein each of the plurality of bill validators is configured to receive a first type of non-gaming currency from a patron of a casino and generate a cash-in value for the first type of non-gaming currency, wherein the cash-in value is to be exchanged by an operator for an equal chip-out value of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled gaming currency to be provided to the patron; a plurality of gaming tables, wherein each of the plurality of gaming tables includes an inventory of the RFID enabled gaming currency and an RFID antenna and reader, the RFID antenna and reader being configured to read a first set of identification information and value information for one or more of the RFID enabled gaming currency to be removed by the operator from the inventory, the one or more of the RFID enabled gaming currency corresponding to a chip-out value equal to the cash-in value, the RFID antenna and reader generating the chip-out value; and an inventory system coupled to each of the plurality of bill validators and each of the plurality of gaming tables including the RFID antenna and reader, the inventory system configured to; monitor and track a currency inventory of the casino; receive the cash-in value, the chip-out value, and the first set of identification information and value information; verify that the cash-in value matches the chip-out value; authorize acceptance of the first type of non-gaming currency within each of the plurality of bill validators; authorize payment of the one or more RFID enabled gaming currency to the patron; and account for all of the currency inventory flowing throughout the casino based on the first set of identification information and value information, wherein the currency inventory includes the inventory and a second type of non-gaming currency exchanged with the casino, wherein the second type of non-gaming currency is different from the first type of non-gaming currency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, via one of a plurality of bill validators, a first type of non-gaming currency from a patron of a casino; generating, via one of the plurality of bill validators, a cash-in value for the first type of non-gaming currency, wherein the cash-in value is to be exchanged for an equal chip-out value of RFID enabled gaming currency to be provided to the patron; reading, via an RFID antenna and reader of one of a plurality of gaming tables, a first set of identification information and value information for one or more of the RFID enabled gaming currency to be removed from an inventory, wherein the one or more RFID enabled gaming currency corresponds to a chip-out value equal to the cash-in value, the RFID antenna and reader generate the chip-out value, and each of the plurality of gaming tables includes the inventory of the RFID enabled gaming currency and the RFID antenna and reader; monitoring and tracking, via an inventory system coupled to the plurality of bill validators and the plurality of gaming tables, a currency inventory of the casino; receiving, via the inventory system, the cash-in value, the chip-out value, and the first set of identification information and value information; verifying, via the inventory system, that the cash-in value matches the chip-out value; authorizing, via the inventory system, acceptance of the first type of non-gaming currency within each of the plurality of bill validators; authorizing, via the inventory system, payment of the one or more RFID enabled gaming currency to the patron; and accounting, via the inventory system, for all of the currency inventory flowing throughout the casino based on the first set of identification information and value information, wherein the currency inventory includes the inventory and a second type of non-gaming currency exchanged with the casino, wherein the second type of non-gaming currency is different from the first type of non-gaming currency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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